Synonyms for initiation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Introduction
introduction, origination, creation, admission, institution, foundation, founding, innovation, instauration
2. Beginning — the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
beginning, onset, start, commencement, opening, entrance, inauguration
3. Induction
4. Knowledgeability
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
initiation into a society
- n. 2
The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
- n. 3
The first step of transcription or of transduction.
Related words
- Word family
- initial initiate
- Phrases
- initiation ceremony initiation codon
Forms
- Plural
- initiations → introductions, originations, creations, admissions…
Example sentences
- creation Scientific truth is a creation of the human mind.
- introduction This textbook is a good introduction to Esperanto.
- founding Algeria is a founding member of the African Union.
- origination Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation.
- beginning Will we be in time for the beginning of the party?
- onset We were surprised by the onset of cold weather.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| initiation | steady | |
| creation | rising | |
| introduction | steady | |
| founding | rising | |
| origination | steady | |
| beginning | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- start1, onset2
- 7 letters
- opening3, trigger2
- 8 letters
- creation3, entrance2, founding2
- 9 letters
- beginning3, admission3, induction3
- 10 letters
- foundation3, innovation4, admittance3
- 11 letters
- institution4, origination5
- 12 letters
- introduction4, installation4, inauguration5, commencement3, instauration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (onset2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- initiation
- Italiano
- iniziazione
- Español
- iniciación
- Deutsch
- Initiierung
- Català
- iniciació