INAUGURATING Synonyms

• the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time

• the act of beginning something new

• the act of propelling with force

• a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

• (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

• appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• set in motion, cause to start

• get off the ground

• someone new to a field or activity

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

• people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

• bring into being

• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

• accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

• bring up a topic for discussion

• set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

• To install (someone) in office; to establish.

• cause to come to know personally

• bring something new to an environment

• place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

• bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment

• bring in or establish in a new place or environment

• put or introduce into something

• bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.

• put before (a body)

• furnish with a preface or introduction

• be a precursor of

• commence officially

• be a precursor of