Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

The word "initiate" can be used as verb, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

end uninitiate

Coordinate Terms

; amateur dilettante expert insider journeyman layperson learner master nonexpert old hand student teacher

Derived Terms

initiatee initiatic noninitiated noninitiating overinitiate overinitiated photoinitiate photoinitiated preinitiated reinitiate self-initiate uninitiate uninitiated

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

admit cause create discuss do hash out include let in make originate people scholar scholarly person start talk over unskilled person

Type Of (IsA)

people scholar

Manner Of

admit cause

Related Terms

initiable initial initialism initialize initials initiation initiative initiator resume

Related Terms

begin confer initiable initial initialism initialize initials initiation initiative initiator instruct introduce member membership principle rudiment start

Synonym Network

broach introduce lead up novice originate

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.