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

Phishing attempts have continued with people associated with Wiles in recent months after an incident in May 2025 when US law enforcement launched an investigation into efforts to impersonate her. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Because growing the rice itself is not profitable, even with historic high prices for Japanese rice, the company supports the agricultural costs through side ventures including a restaurant and an ice cream brand launched this summer. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Ukraine's air force said Russian forces launched several missiles and 106 drones into the country in its latest barrage, of which three missiles and 85 drones were shot down or otherwise suppressed. — David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

The October shows will benefit Roan’s Midwest Princess Project, which the singer launched in 2025 and helps provide fostering care, connection, and access to resources to trans youth. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

The Falcon 9 first stage that launched the Globalstar mission came back for a touchdown at Cape Canaveral about eight minutes after launch. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives have launched an investigation after a man was found dead in Santa Clarita on Sunday morning. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Before Rick Jackson launched his surprise bid for the highest political office in Georgia earlier this year, some people in Alabama already knew his name. — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Sézane, as it’s known today, launched in 2013 and has several hundred employees in its French headquarters and across 23 stores in France, the US, the UK and Spain. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026