Synonyms of initiated

initiated 1 of 2

adjective

as in taught

Related Words

• taught
• prepared
• fitted
• experienced
• qualified
• trained
• tutored
• practiced
• able
• schooled
• educated
• versed
• seasoned
• knowledgeable
• veteran
• capable
• skilled
• gifted
• accomplished
• finished
• proficient
• versatile
• competent
• skillful
• ambidextrous
• talented
• well-rounded
• adept
• polished
• dexterous
• expert
• professional
• masterly
• master
• habile
• ace
• consummate
• slick
• virtuosic
• all-around
• handsome
• virtuoso
• masterful
• crackerjack

Dissimilar Words

• inexperienced
• unskilled
• amateur
• unprofessional
• uninitiated
• amateurish
• unprepared
• nonprofessional
• inexpert
• dilettantish
• unskillful
• unqualified
• untrained
• untutored
• unschooled
• untaught
• awkward
• clumsy
• jackleg
• dilettante
• self-taught
• curbstone
• heavy-handed
• ham-handed
• ham-fisted

initiated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of initiate

1

as in founded

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

no one knows who initiated written language

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in introduced

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to

initiated the new recruits in the unspoken laws of military conduct

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduced
• oriented
• educated
• accustomed
• acquainted
• orientated
• familiarized
• presented
• exposed
• informed
• subjected
• trained
• instructed
• briefed
• apprised
• wont
• grounded
• warned
• schooled
• versed
• habituated
• filled in
• enlightened
• advised
• tipped (off)
• told
• clued (in)
• reacquainted
• wised (up)

3

as in inducted

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies

initiated her as Surgeon General before an army of reporters and photographers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inducted
• inaugurated
• installed
• seated
• instated
• baptized
• received
• invested
• enlisted
• enrolled
• accepted
• admitted
• enshrined
• consecrated
• swore in
• took in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terminated
• discharged
• fired
• canned
• mustered out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of initiated

Verb

Text messages indicate Moore’s representative had initiated the process of retrieving his belongings in the hours after his arrest, and the school was quick to oblige. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

In those cases, the transition to single-member districts was initiated by legal challenges alleging voter discrimination, with plaintiffs saying the racial makeup of the boards didn’t reflect the racial makeup of district students. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

Firefighters searched inside the home to confirm there was no one inside and initiated fire suppression efforts. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Andrew recently initiated legal proceedings against the Thames Valley Police and asked a judge to review the lawfulness of his arrest. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026

The grand jury report, initiated by State Attorney Jack Campbell’s office, was filed under seal but later leaked. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

In recent years, Hartnett, now age 48, has initiated his return to blockbuster cinema. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

China already leads the world in the number of clinical trials initiated annually. — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

The suit also asserted Vista Grande initiated the ER trips in retaliation for the family's disagreements about Tingley's care. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026