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introduce - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make known; present |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advance, air, announce, bring out, bring up, broach, come out with, familiarize, fix up, get together, harbinger*, herald, moot, offer, open, originate, precede, preface, propose, recommend, submit, suggest, usher, ventilate, do the honors, get things rolling, give introduction, kick off, knock down, lead into, lead off, open up, pave the way, put forward, set forth, spring with, start ball rolling |
| Antonyms: | close, end, finish, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin, institute |
| Synonyms: | admit, bring in, commence, enter, establish, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, invent, launch, organize, pioneer, plan, preface, present, set up, start, unveil, bring forward, innovate, kick off*, usher in |
| Antonyms: | close, end, finish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add, insert |
| Synonyms: | carry, enter, fill in, freight, import, include, inject, inlay, inlet, insinuate, instill, interject, interpolate, interpose, send, ship, transport, infix, inset, intercalate, put in, throw in, work in |
| Antonyms: | erase, extract, subtract, take away |
| Main Entry: | acquaint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform oneself or another about something new |
| Synonyms: | accustom, advise, apprise, bring out, clue, come out with*, disclose, divulge, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, fix up*, get together*, habituate, inform, introduce, notify, post, present, reveal, tell, warn, intro, knock down*, let know, make familiar |
| Antonyms: | conceal, deceive, falsify, hide, hold back, mislead, misrepresent, withhold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw out |
| Synonyms: | bring to light, emphasize, expose, highlight, introduce, publish, utter |
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into being; bring about |
| Synonyms: | begin, brainstorm*, break in*, break the ice*, breed, bring to pass, come out with*, compel, cook up*, create, dream up*, effect, elicit, engender, evoke, generate, hatch, incite, induce, introduce, kickoff*, kindle, let, make, make up, motivate, muster, occasion, open, originate, precipitate, produce, provoke, revert, secure, work up, be at the bottom of, fire up, get things rolling, give rise to, lead to, result in, sow the seeds, start the ball rolling, think up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | generate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce, create |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, bear, beget, breed, bring about, bring to pass, cause, develop, effect, engender, form, found, get up, hatch, inaugurate, induce, initiate, institute, introduce, make, multiply, muster, occasion, originate, parent, perform, procreate, propagate, provoke, reproduce, set up, spawn, whip up*, work up, give birth to, give rise to |
| Antonyms: | break, destroy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | host |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain, accommodate |
| Synonyms: | introduce, present, receive, treat, wine and dine*, do the honors, pick up the check, spread oneself, throw a party |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set, dictate |
| Synonyms: | appoint, burden, charge, command, compel, constrain, decree, demand, encroach, enforce, enjoin, establish, exact, fix, foist, force, horn in, inflict, infringe, institute, introduce, intrude, lay, levy, oblige, obtrude, ordain, order, place, prescribe, presume, promulgate, put, require, saddle*, trespass, visit, wish, wreak, wreck, force upon, lade, lay down, lay down the law, move in on, put foot down, read riot act, take advantage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inaugurate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; install |
| Synonyms: | bow, break in, break the ice*, commence, commission, dedicate, induct, initiate, institute, introduce, invest, jump, launch, make up, open, ordain, originate, set up, start, get things rolling, get under way, instate, kick off*, set in motion, usher in |
| Antonyms: | adjourn, close, end, stop, uninstall |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | include |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain, involve |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, add, admit, append, bear, build, carry, combine, comprehend, comprise, consist of, constitute, count, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, entail, enter, have, hold, implicate, incorporate, inject, insert, interject, interpolate, introduce, number, receive, subsume, take in, take into account, allow for, be composed of, be made up of, build in, cut in on, make allowance for, make room for, number among, teem with, work in |
| Antonyms: | eliminate, exclude, neglect, reject |
| Main Entry: | induct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into an organization |
| Synonyms: | conscript, draft, enlist, inaugurate, initiate, install, introduce, invest, recruit, instate, sign on, sign up, swear in |
| Antonyms: | blackball, expel, reject, turn away |
| Main Entry: | insert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put, tuck in |
| Synonyms: | admit, embed, enter, fill in, implant, include, infuse, inject, inlay, insinuate, instill, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce, intrude, obtrude, place, root, set, stick, drag in, imbed, infix, intercalate, interlope, lug in, pop in*, shoehorn, shove in, squeeze in, work in |
| Antonyms: | remove, withdraw, take out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | install |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set up, establish |
| Synonyms: | ensconce, fix, fix up, furnish, inaugurate, induct, institute, introduce, invest, lay, line, lodge, place, plant, position, settle, station, build in, instate, put in |
| Main Entry: | institute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; put into operation |
| Synonyms: | appoint, bow, break in, come out with, come up with, commence, constitute, create, enact, establish, fix, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, introduce, invest, launch, make up, open, ordain, organize, originate, pioneer, set up, settle, start, bring into being, open up, rev, set in motion, usher in* |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, prevent, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw in; interrupt |
| Synonyms: | add, fill in, implant, import, include, infiltrate, infuse, ingrain, inject, insert, insinuate, interpolate, interpose, intersperse, introduce, intrude, splice, force in, intercalate, parenthesize, put in, squeeze in |
| Main Entry: | interpolate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add |
| Synonyms: | admit, annex, append, enter, fill in, include, inject, insert, insinuate, interject, interpose, introduce, intrude, intercalate, interjaculate, interlope, throw in |
| Antonyms: | erase, remove, subtract |
| Main Entry: | intrude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trespass, interrupt |
| Synonyms: | barge in, bother, butt in*, cut in, disturb, encroach, entrench, hold up, horn in, infringe, insinuate, interfere, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce, invade, meddle, obtrude, overstep, pester, thrust, violate, chisel in, go beyond, intercalate, interlope, intermeddle, push in |
| Antonyms: | leave, withdraw, leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mention |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refer to |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, acquaint, adduce, advert, bring up, broach, cite, communicate, declare, designate, detail, disclose, discuss, divulge, enumerate, impart, infer, instance, intimate, introduce, name, notice, notify, observe, point out, quote, recount, remark, report, reveal, specify, state, suggest, tell, throw out, allude to, call attention to, hint at, make known, point to, speak about, speak of, touch on |
| Main Entry: | precede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go ahead of |
| Synonyms: | antedate, anticipate, foreshadow, guide, harbinger, head, herald, introduce, lead, pace, pioneer, preface, presage, rank, scout, time, usher, antecede, be ahead of, come first, forerun, go before, go in advance, have a head start, head up, in space, light the way, outrank, pave the way, predate, preexist, ring in, run ahead, take precedence |
| Notes: | precede means to be earlier in time or come before, while proceed means to continue with one's activities or to follow a procedure or take a course |
| Antonyms: | follow, go after |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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