INITIATION Synonyms

• the event consisting of the start of something

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the first part or section of something

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• the act of starting something

• serving to begin

• the act of beginning something new

• the first section of a communication

• formally making a person known to another or to the public

• a basic or elementary instructional text

• a new proposal

• the act of putting one thing into another

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• the beginning of anything

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

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

• a sudden involuntary movement

• the act of starting something

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• a signal to begin (as in a race)

• the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

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

• set in motion, cause to start

• depart for someplace

• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

• bring into being

• get off the ground

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• get going or set in motion

• begin or set in motion

• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

• play in the starting lineup

• have a beginning characterized in some specified way

• begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

• bulge outward

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

• the act of starting something

• the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

• the act of starting a new operation or practice

• the ceremonial induction into a position

• the verbal act of urging on

• deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)

• (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• a start given to contestants

• a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

• the act of propelling with force

• set up or found

• propel with force

• launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

• begin with vigor

• get going; give impetus to

• smoothen the surface of

• first or beginning

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the human act of creating

• (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence

• an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

• the event that occurred at the beginning of something

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• everything that exists anywhere

• the basis on which something is grounded

• an institution supported by an endowment

• lowest support of a structure

• education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

• the creation of something in the mind

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• the act of installing something (as equipment)

• a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

• a formal entry into an organization or position or office

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

• an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

• a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

• wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge