initiated
Set in motion
Initiated describes something that has been started or set in motion, or someone who has been formally admitted into a group, organization, or body of knowledge.
The company initiated a new training program.
When used as a noun, the initiated refers to people who possess special knowledge or have been admitted to an exclusive group: The jargon was meaningless to anyone but the initiated.
The word carries connotations of deliberate action or formal ceremony, distinguishing it from things that merely begin on their own.
Formally admitted to membership
- swornBound by formal promise
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
- enrolledFormally registered as participant
- pledgedFormally promised something
installed · invested · fraternity · sorority · brotherhood · sisterhood · lodge · guild
Act of starting
- inceptionFounding moment
- launchSet into motion
- kickoffOpening play in football
- onsetStarting point of something
outset · genesis · inauguration · dawn · advent · emergence · debut · introduction
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
consecration · baptism · confirmation · bar mitzvah · vision quest · coming-of-age · hazing · secret rites
Inexperienced beginner
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- traineeOne being instructed
- recruitNew member sought
newcomer · greenhorn · fledgling · probationer · novitiate · postulant · uninitiated · insider
inducted
Formally admitted to membership
- swornBound by formal promise
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
- enrolledFormally registered as participant
pledged · installed · invested · fraternity · sorority · brotherhood · sisterhood · lodge · guild · order
commencement
Act of starting
onset · outset · genesis · inauguration · dawn · advent · emergence · debut · introduction · threshold
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- incantationSpoken magical formula
ordination · consecration · baptism · confirmation · bar mitzvah · vision quest · coming-of-age · hazing · secret rites · sacred
neophyte
Inexperienced beginner
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- traineeOne being instructed
recruit · newcomer · greenhorn · fledgling · probationer · novitiate · postulant · uninitiated · insider · adept
- took actionacted, took charge, took control, took command, proceeded
- caused synonymscaused, made, created, triggered, sparked
- Done synonymsdone, finished, completed, accomplished, fulfilled
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
- launcheslaunch, launched, rocket launch, blast off, satellite launch
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
initiatedconcluded
Brought to completion
completed · ended · terminated · finished · ceased
initiateduninitiated
Lacking specialized knowledge
uninitiate · outsider · novice · newcomer · callow
initiateduninitiated
Lacking specialized knowledge
excluded · rejected · outsider · uninducted · barred
- take the initiativeBegin action independently
- taking initiativeActing without external direction
- seizes the initiativeActs first to control situation
- public health initiativesPrograms protecting population wellbeing
- gang initiationEntry ritual for crime group
- ballot initiativesVoter-decided policy questions
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