Synonyms of launched

launched

verb

past tense of launch

1

as in founded

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founded
• established
• initiated
• pioneered
• introduced
• created
• instituted
• began
• inaugurated
• started
• planted
• constituted
• originated
• organized
• constructed
• developed
• innovated
• invented
• set up
• devised
• produced
• authored
• conceived
• manufactured
• funded
• expanded
• thought (up)
• concocted
• financed
• cooked (up)
• made up
• fathered
• enlarged
• relaunched
• arranged
• contrived
• fabricated
• endowed
• subsidized
• systematized
• reinstituted
• reinitiated
• refounded
• put up
• systemized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed (down)
• shut (up)
• ended
• stopped
• abolished
• finished
• terminated
• halted
• phased out
• nullified
• annulled
• annihilated
• rounded (off or out)
• wrapped up
• wound up

2

as in began

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• commenced
• started
• opened
• created
• fell (to)
• initiated
• entered (into or upon)
• embarked (on or upon)
• struck (into)
• set about
• got off
• got to
• adopted
• generated
• originated
• established
• founded
• organized
• inaugurated
• invented
• got going
• led off
• kicked off
• instituted
• pioneered
• spawned
• innovated
• embraced
• took up
• took on
• fathered
• set up
• got down (to)
• got around (to)
• got round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• concluded
• finished
• terminated
• stopped
• completed
• ceased
• halted
• discontinued
• laid off
• closed
• left
• quit
• abandoned
• destroyed
• knocked off
• desisted
• abolished
• demolished
• extinguished
• forsook
• exterminated
• phased out

3

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• hurled
• tossed
• flung
• slung
• fired
• pegged
• catapulted
• pitched
• heaved
• lobbed
• cast
• dashed
• hurtled
• let fly
• chucked
• lofted
• bowled
• flipped
• darted
• pelted
• rolled
• propelled
• passed
• gunned
• precipitated
• hooked
• ejected
• projected
• thrust
• impelled
• shot
• rifled
• bucked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of launched

Bryce Underwood launched a Hail Mary well out of the end zone as time seemed to expire on the Wolverines to give WMU an improbable upset victory late Saturday night in Ann Arbor. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Since then, Miu Miu has launched the satin style in a slew of colorways, including white, red and even a bright sky blue. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026

According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russian forces launched 108 Shahed-type drones fired from Russia, while at least three people were killed in the latest strikes and infrastructure was hit in Kyiv region. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

The annual event launched at Gracie Mansion, then went to the Surrogates Court building. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

But for all that pain, there was pride to be had on days that marked major changes in the country’s history, all launched from the Space Coast. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

The request follows a GiveSendGo campaign launched on Anthony’s behalf in April 2025 that raised $633,908 before it was removed from public view following his conviction. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Four people were killed and 23 injured across ​southern Lebanon on Friday, the health ministry said on Saturday, in Israeli strikes launched ‌without evacuation warnings. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Axios has been looking to launch in the Middle East, and last year, Semafor launched Semafor Gulf. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026