INITIATORS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

initiators

noun

plural of initiator

as in founders

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor as the initiator of printing from movable type, Gutenberg revolutionized people's access to written language

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Recent Examples of initiators The Mavericks — not exactly bursting at the seams with other high-level offensive initiators — must be careful not to wear him down. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The researchers used liquid metal particles (LMPs) as initiators for polymerization, the chemical process used to form the hydrogel network. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026 His top recommendation for the latter was Pitzock, the restaurant run by his uncle Oskar Messner, one of the initiators of the Slow Food movement in the valley and among the most knowledgeable sources in the region on local ingredients and tradition. — Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026 History suggests that wars aimed at reshaping political systems hardly ever unfold as their initiators intend. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026 Plenty of brands already offer or are transitioning to TPO-free formulas that contain different photoinitiators (a chemical that makes gel polishes cure under a lamp instead of air-drying like regular polish) such as TPO-L, BAPO, or other resin initiators. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025 Among the customers of our online prenup platform, First, roughly 50% of our prenup initiators are women. — Libby Leffler, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025 Recent initiators on high potency Wegovy and Zepbound—who started treatment in 2024—appear to be staying on their medications longer. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The program, which allows members to access thousands of dollars' worth of Anthropic's Claude products and credits, is part of the AI company's efforts to strengthen ties to fast growing companies and founders.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The current frenzy is a far cry from when the brand first launched in 2012 as a sophisticated, health-conscious dessert shop inspired by the European heritage of founders David Subotic, Tanja Subotic and Johnathan Williams.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of founders

Noun

In Hollywood, YouTube creators and people from the wider creator economy are moving into film and television rapidly.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
The creators are describing the title as Inglourious Bastards, Quentin Tarantino’s down in the dirt revisionist World War Two movie, meets V for Vendetta, Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s anti-fascist British tale of rebellion.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of creators

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Vohra says the business’ early inventors made 20 times on their investment, and the founders hit millionaire status upon the sale.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
And yet, despite America’s best efforts, in the midst of this horror, millions of artists, travelers, and inventors created love, and light.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of inventors

Noun

Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Its 2,500-plus episodes have featured two- to three-hour interviews with a range of actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, authors and more.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of authors

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Other networks have been established for working fathers, LGBTQ+ employees, and early-career staff, which were established to give younger employees a greater say in their career development and opportunities to communicate with leadership.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Architect Addison Mizner, who gave Worth Avenue its shape and character, and Paris Singer, son of sewing-machine entrepreneur Isaac Merritt Singer, were the fathers of the avenue.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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