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

Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, is launching its own prediction market called Truth Predict. —Gary D. Robertson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

Since launching its first contract in 2021, Kalshi has grown rapidly, with event contracts totaling $52 billion as of March 2026. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026

There are also questions about an environmental assessment by the Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change regarding the environmental risks of launching a Ukrainian rocket with a mix of UDMH/LOX/kerosene fuels. —Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026

As of Thursday morning, the letter had 4,194 total signatories after launching on April 13 with 1,000 names. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026

Four startups are developing and launching commercial space stations in prime locations like the planet’s orbit, the moon and maybe even Mars. —Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026

In May 2019, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets began launching Starlink satellites into orbit. —Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026

The hotel is currently working on launching a dinner-only restaurant by Erraissi in May 2026. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

The city of Rancho Cordova is launching a new podcast, giving residents a behind-the-scenes look at local government. —Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026