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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'initiation'

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1. (noun) initiation, induction, installation
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
Synonyms: evocation, foundation, induction, instauration, installing, generalization, creation, elicitation, installation, generalisation, instalment, inductive reasoning, knowledgeability, institution, trigger, inductance, founding, innovation, initiation, installment, knowledgeableness, origination, introduction, facility

2. (noun) initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Synonyms: cosmos, foundation garment, founding, entry, groundwork, unveiling, instauration, invention, base, substructure, excogitation, introduction, presentation, creative activity, fundament, intro, world, asylum, knowledgeableness, innovation, understructure, foundation, conception, universe, trigger, installation, knowledgeability, foot, existence, first appearance, grounding, design, institution, launching, mental home, origination, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, macrocosm, cornerstone, origin, debut, induction, basis, inception, insertion, establishment, mental hospital, initiation, intromission, creation, insane asylum

3. (noun) knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation
wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
Synonyms: trigger, installation, innovation, knowledgeableness, founding, knowledgeability, instauration, creation, institution, foundation, initiation, induction, origination, introduction

4. (noun) trigger, induction, initiation
an act that sets in motion some course of events
Synonyms: elicitation, foundation, induction, evocation, introduction, generalization, creation, installation, generalisation, inductive reasoning, knowledgeability, institution, trigger, inductance, founding, gun trigger, initiation, instauration, knowledgeableness, origination, innovation

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'initiation'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. initiation
The Latin commencement is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while
Synonyms: beginning, arising, inauguration, origin, source, commencement, inception, outset, spring, fount, initiation, rise, start, fountain, opening

'initiation' - Nearby Entries
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