Synonyms of launched

launched

verb

past tense of launch

1

as in founded

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in began

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

• began
• commenced
• started
• opened
• created
• fell (to)
• initiated
• entered (into or upon)
• embarked (on or upon)
• struck (into)
• set about
• got off
• got to
• adopted
• generated
• originated
• established
• founded
• organized
• inaugurated
• invented
• got going
• led off
• kicked off
• instituted
• pioneered
• spawned
• innovated
• embraced
• took up
• took on
• fathered
• set up
• got down (to)
• got around (to)
• got round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• concluded
• finished
• terminated
• stopped
• completed
• ceased
• halted
• discontinued
• laid off
• closed
• left
• quit
• abandoned
• destroyed
• knocked off
• desisted
• abolished
• demolished
• extinguished
• forsook
• exterminated
• phased out

3

as in threw

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

• threw
• hurled
• tossed
• flung
• slung
• fired
• pegged
• catapulted
• pitched
• heaved
• lobbed
• cast
• dashed
• hurtled
• let fly
• chucked
• lofted
• bowled
• flipped
• darted
• pelted
• rolled
• propelled
• passed
• gunned
• precipitated
• hooked
• ejected
• projected
• thrust
• impelled
• shot
• rifled
• bucked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of launched

The rise and fall of Joe Cool, the Camel cigarette advertising gimmick that launched a thousand teen smokers, was accomplished with a more top-down approach. — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

The cream was soft-launched in May, followed by Liquid Lift, while the enzyme cleanser is set to launch in October. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

When Flávio launched his campaign in July, Netanyahu appeared by video to endorse him, as reported by CNN Brasil. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Its Crew-13 Mission for NASA launched and arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in just under 8 hours (7 hours and 55 minutes). — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

In 2014, just two years after selling his previous company to LinkedIn, Vohra launched Superhuman alongside Conrad Irwin and Vivek Sodera. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Since leaving Sheeran’s tour, Macklemore has launched his own headlining Free Palestine Tour, with dates already sold out. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026

On the run, Maiava launched a pass off his back foot under heavy pressure. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Both technologies were scaled up for NASA's next rovers on Mars, Spirit and Opportinity, which launched in 2004. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026