Synonyms of launching

launching

verb

present participle of launch

1

as in establishing

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

• establishing
• founding
• initiating
• introducing
• pioneering
• creating
• instituting
• inaugurating
• beginning
• starting
• planting
• constructing
• constituting
• organizing
• originating
• innovating
• developing
• inventing
• producing
• devising
• setting up
• manufacturing
• authoring
• expanding
• conceiving
• thinking (up)
• cooking (up)
• concocting
• funding
• financing
• enlarging
• fathering
• subsidizing
• relaunching
• making up
• arranging
• contriving
• fabricating
• endowing
• systematizing
• reinitiating
• reinstituting
• putting up
• refounding
• systemizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closing (down)
• shutting (up)
• abolishing
• finishing
• phasing out
• stopping
• ending
• terminating
• halting
• nullifying
• annihilating
• annulling
• winding up
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)

2

as in beginning

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

• beginning
• commencing
• starting
• opening
• creating
• falling (to)
• initiating
• entering (into or upon)
• striking (into)
• embarking (on or upon)
• getting off
• generating
• organizing
• getting to
• establishing
• adopting
• originating
• inaugurating
• leading off
• inventing
• getting going
• kicking off
• setting about
• instituting
• founding
• spawning
• pioneering
• innovating
• embracing
• taking up
• taking on
• fathering
• setting up
• getting around (to)
• getting down (to)
• getting round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finishing
• ending
• terminating
• stopping
• concluding
• completing
• discontinuing
• halting
• closing
• ceasing
• quitting
• laying off
• leaving
• abandoning
• destroying
• abolishing
• knocking off
• forsaking
• desisting
• extinguishing
• demolishing
• exterminating
• phasing out

3

as in throwing

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

• throwing
• hurling
• tossing
• flinging
• slinging
• firing
• casting
• catapulting
• pitching
• lobbing
• chucking
• pegging
• heaving
• hurtling
• pelting
• bowling
• dashing
• lofting
• gunning
• darting
• flipping
• rolling
• letting fly
• propelling
• precipitating
• thrusting
• projecting
• hooking
• ejecting
• shooting
• passing
• bucking
• impelling
• rifling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of launching

However, instead of launching with separate tanks of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, the satellite carries a reservoir of liquid water. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

The movie won awards at multiple American festivals after launching at Taormina in Italy. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

SpaceX plans to begin launching its StarMind SI computing systems into orbit in the third quarter of 2027. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Since launching in 2018, Cooper’s podcast has become known for featuring candid conversations with leading figures across entertainment, politics, sports, and culture. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

During the summer, the Elf brand expanded into haircare, launching Elf Hair with a suite of products including a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, an anti-frizz styling spray, and treatment oil. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026

Golden later revealed that Dunlap had not called him before launching a campaign for the House seat. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

As part of the program, artists spent considerable time at both the Met and the Vacheron Constantin Manufacture in Geneva, and then used those experiences as launching points for their own works. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026

For example, this summer, one fast-growing AI provider had to pause new subscriptions just days after launching a model because demand pushed their GPU capacity to the limit. — Xin Guo, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026