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initiated - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | initiated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | introduced into |
| Synonyms: | entered, inserted, originated, proposed, admitted, brought into, instituted, put into, sponsored |
| Main Entry: | initiated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | begun |
| Synonyms: | established, inaugurated, started |
| Main Entry: | initiated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having undergone initiation |
| Synonyms: | accepted, acknowledged, approved, confirmed, inducted, installed, instructed, introduced, received, admitted, called up, coached, conscripted, drafted, grounded, instated, made a member of, made part of, passed, tutored |
| Main Entry: | initiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start, introduce |
| Synonyms: | admit, begin, break the ice*, come out with, come up with, commence, dream up, enter, inaugurate, induct, install, institute, invest, launch, make up, open, originate, pioneer, set up, take in, take up, trigger, get ball rolling, get feet wet, get under way, instate, intro, kick off*, set in motion, usher in |
| Antonyms: | close, conclude, end, finish, terminate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | initiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | teach |
| Synonyms: | brief, coach, edify, enlighten, familiarize, indoctrinate, induct, inform, instruct, introduce, invest, train, instate |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | educated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | learned, experienced |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, brainy, civilized, corrected, cultured, developed, enlightened, enriched, erudite, expert, finished, fitted, informed, initiated, instructed, intelligent, knowledgeable, lettered, literary, literate, polished, prepared, professional, refined, scholarly, scientific, skilled, tasteful, taught, trained, well-informed, well-read, acquainted with, coached, cultivated, formed, nurtured, schooled, shaped, tutored, versed in, well-taught, well-versed |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, illiterate, inexperienced, stupid, uncultured, uneducated, unsophisticated |
| Main Entry: | begun |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | started |
| Synonyms: | happening, initiated, operational, operative, proceeding, working, going, in motion, in process, in progress, under way |
| Antonyms: | latent, prospective |
| Main Entry: | inaugurated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | originated |
| Synonyms: | begun, initiated, installed, introduced, started |
| Main Entry: | inducted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conscripted |
| Synonyms: | initiated, called up, drafted |
| Main Entry: | installed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | set up |
| Synonyms: | connected, equipped, established, inaugurated, initiated, put up |
| Main Entry: | recruited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inducted |
| Synonyms: | enlisted, initiated, called up |
| Main Entry: | started |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | begun |
| Synonyms: | initiated, commenced, evoked, instituted |
| Main Entry: | undertaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | set in motion |
| Synonyms: | begun, initiated, launched, started, tried, ventured, attempted, embarked upon, pushed forward, tackled |
| Main Entry: | underway |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in motion |
| Synonyms: | afoot, begun, initiated, moving, ongoing, started, undertaken, advancing, commenced, in progress |
| Antonyms: | stopped, halted |
| Main Entry: | established |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | set up to endure |
| Synonyms: | begun, completed, equipped, finished, founded, inaugurated, incorporated, initiated, organized, originated, produced, realized, set up, settled, chartered, codified, conceived, endowed, instituted, ratified, systematized |
| Antonyms: | insolvent, temporary, unsound |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow entry or use |
| Synonyms: | accept, bless, buy, concede, enter, entertain, grant, harbor, house, initiate, introduce, let, lodge, okay, permit, receive, shelter, sign*, suffer, take, take in, be big on, give access, give the nod, give thumbs up, let in, sign off on |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
| Antonyms: | debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | begin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start |
| Synonyms: | activate, actualize, break the ice*, bring about, bring to pass, cause, commence, create, do, drive, effect, embark on, enter on, enter upon, establish, eventuate, found, generate, go ahead, go into, impel, inaugurate, induce, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, launch, lead, make, motivate, mount, occasion, open, originate, prepare, produce, set up, trigger, undertake, break ground, get going, give birth to, give impulse, lay foundation for, make active, plunge into, set about, set in motion |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | break in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | train in new skill |
| Synonyms: | accustom, condition, educate, gentle, get used to, habituate, initiate, instruct, prepare, tame |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform of facts |
| Synonyms: | abridge, advise, apprise, edify, enlighten, epitomize, explain, fill in, inform, initiate, instruct, orient, prepare, prime, recapitulate, summarize, update, give rundown, give the lowdown, let in on, show the lay of the land, show the ropes, tip off |
| Antonyms: | hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | commence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start action |
| Synonyms: | arise, begin, come into being, come into existence, embark on, enter upon, get cracking, get going, get one's feet wet, get show on road, hit the ground running, inaugurate, initiate, jump into, kick off*, launch, lead off, open, originate, start the ball rolling, take up, tear into |
| Antonyms: | cease, complete, end, finish, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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