Synonyms of launches

launches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of launch

1

as in founds

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

• founds
• establishes
• initiates
• introduces
• creates
• inaugurates
• begins
• institutes
• pioneers
• starts
• plants
• constitutes
• organizes
• innovates
• originates
• invents
• constructs
• develops
• sets up
• produces
• manufactures
• devises
• authors
• fathers
• conceives
• expands
• thinks (up)
• cooks (up)
• concocts
• contrives
• enlarges
• relaunches
• arranges
• subsidizes
• funds
• fabricates
• endows
• finances
• makes up
• systematizes
• reinitiates
• reinstitutes
• systemizes
• refounds
• puts up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closes (down)
• shuts (up)
• abolishes
• stops
• ends
• finishes
• nullifies
• annihilates
• halts
• terminates
• annuls
• phases out
• rounds (off or out)
• winds up
• wraps up

2

as in begins

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

• begins
• commences
• starts
• opens
• falls (to)
• creates
• enters (into or upon)
• strikes (into)
• initiates
• embarks (on or upon)
• gets going
• generates
• gets off
• organizes
• leads off
• gets to
• adopts
• inaugurates
• kicks off
• sets about
• invents
• establishes
• originates
• founds
• innovates
• spawns
• institutes
• fathers
• embraces
• takes on
• takes up
• gets down (to)
• sets up
• gets around (to)
• pioneers
• gets round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• concludes
• finishes
• terminates
• stops
• ceases
• halts
• completes
• closes
• discontinues
• quits
• leaves
• abandons
• lays off
• destroys
• desists
• forsakes
• abolishes
• knocks off
• extinguishes
• demolishes
• exterminates
• phases out

3

as in throws

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

• throws
• hurls
• tosses
• flings
• fires
• casts
• catapults
• slings
• heaves
• bowls
• lobs
• pitches
• flips
• pegs
• hurtles
• dashes
• lets fly
• lofts
• guns
• chucks
• propels
• passes
• rolls
• darts
• thrusts
• shoots
• ejects
• pelts
• precipitates
• projects
• hooks
• rifles
• impels
• bucks

launches

2 of 2

noun

plural of launch

1

as in takeoffs

a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket)

the reporters held their collective breath as they silently watched the space shuttle's launch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• takeoffs
• liftoffs
• blastoffs
• ascents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• landings
• crashes
• splashdowns

2

as in starts

the point at which something begins

we are at the launch of a new age of space exploration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• starts
• beginnings
• commencements
• inceptions
• alphas
• onsets
• dawns
• geneses
• thresholds
• day ones
• outsets
• baselines
• kickoffs
• births
• incipiencies
• incipiences
• nascencies
• originations
• mornings
• inaugurations
• infancies
• debuts
• nascences
• initiations
• get-goes
• drawing boards
• origins
• ground zeros
• first bases
• cradles
• arrivals
• square ones
• openings
• springs
• fountains
• sources
• creations
• institutions
• emergences
• germs
• wells
• fountainheads
• advents
• appearances
• roots
• wellsprings
• childhoods
• seedbeds
• youths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• closes
• conclusions
• endings
• stops
• finishes
• periods
• closures
• completions
• closings
• terminations
• omegas
• cessations
• finales
• windups

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of launches

Verb

For Cultured, the Angeleno documented a six-week run of partying in New York, skipping from Manhattan gallery openings and readings to Brooklyn magazine launches. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

The series launches today with each book series ranging from five episodes to 38. — Peter White, Deadline, 30 July 2026

New coalition launches new website The campaign's website, which is promoted in Snyder's waiting room, is called Valley Vax. — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026

The fund, which launches next month and aims to bridge short-term financing gaps, has already drawn significant interest from European brands and other development banks, Bin Yousuf said. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Celebrity River Cruises launches on the Danube and Rhine in 2027, with a fleet scaling to 20 ships by 2031. — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Xfinity’s new series launches as Comcast is working to generate new activity around its connectivity business, one of the largest pieces of its portfolio. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 July 2026

This weekend, San Francisco Shakespeare in the Park launches its 44th season of presenting a free touring production that serves up a streamlined take on a Bard classic (most run about 90 minutes) that’s intended as a family-friendly affair. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

But Now, their new wellness podcast, which launches its first episode on July 29. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

Noun

An official confirmed to Ars that this is indeed the case, that the primary factor now for when Starliner launches is port availability on the space station. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Consumers who understand a brand’s identity often require less convincing during the purchase process and may be more receptive to line extensions and product launches. — Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

All 18 launches will lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Lianna Norman and Samantha Neely are trending reporters for the USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida, covering pop culture, lotteries, rocket launches, Florida wildlife, breaking news and more. — Samantha Neely, Florida Times-Union, 28 July 2026

Find this week's finds below, and be sure to follow along with USA TODAY Shopping's month-long Fall Reset shopping event this August for must-have seasonal steals, new launches and more to prep for fall. — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Musk also claims a virtual monopoly on launches through SpaceX, which is reportedly mulling a mobile service for US consumers. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 July 2026

These launches pose a threat to the wildlife that the 90,000-acre (36,420 hectares) refuge was established to protect, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, a conservation nonprofit based in Tucson, Arizona. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 July 2026

Check out all the new launches here, or browse some of our favorites below. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 21 July 2026