Definition for Initiation:

• The act of introducing into a club, society, business, literature, etc.; the rites, ceremonies, etc., with which one is made a member of a society, order, etc.

Synonyms for Initiation:

• n.

  •
  • arrival,
  • starting point,
  • onset,
  • appearance.
  •
  • dedication,
  • indoctrination,
  • ceremonial,
  • graduation,
  • investment.
  •
  • mentoring,
  • pedagogy,
  • coaching,
  • orientation,
  • launch,
  • tuition,
  • training,
  • education,
  • exposure,
  • teaching.
  •
  • accept.
  •admission (noun)
  • reception,
  • acceptance,
  • door,
  • welcome,
  • ingress,
  • recognition,
  • confirmation,
  • designation,
  • admittance,
  • entree,
  • access.
  •baptism (noun)
  • baptism.
  •baptism of fire (noun)
  • baptism-fire,
  • baptism fire,
  • hazings,
  • test courage,
  • trial by fires,
  • rude introductions.
  •beginning (noun)
  • outset,
  • root,
  • dawning,
  • roots,
  • square one,
  • birth,
  • infancy,
  • preface,
  • dawn,
  • rise,
  • rudiment,
  • origination,
  • blastoff,
  • start,
  • source,
  • top,
  • genesis,
  • basis,
  • opening,
  • spring,
  • threshold,
  • blastoffs,
  • opener,
  • takeoff,
  • prelude,
  • creation,
  • openers,
  • presentation,
  • alpha,
  • inception,
  • day one,
  • point of departure.
  •briefing (noun)
  • background meeting,
  • preamble,
  • conference,
  • meeting,
  • information,
  • directions,
  • rundown,
  • discussion,
  • guidance,
  • priming.
  •commencement (noun)
  • celebration,
  • countdown,
  • bow,
  • convocation,
  • services.
  •conception (noun)
  • fertilization,
  • invention,
  • formation.
  •debut (noun)
  • incoming,
  • first steps,
  • first step,
  • incomings,
  • coming out,
  • coming out party,
  • Graduating.
  •entrance (noun)
  • enlistment,
  • approach,
  • import,
  • importation,
  • trespass,
  • ingoing,
  • progress,
  • invasion,
  • immigration,
  • adit,
  • importations,
  • penetration,
  • accession,
  • passage.
  •entry (noun)
  • entering,
  • coming in.
  •foundation (noun)
  • foundation.
  •founding (noun)
  • founding.
  •origin (noun)
  • embarkations,
  • out breaks,
  • blast offs,
  • out break,
  • out-breaks,
  • out-break,
  • git goes.
  •preliminary (noun)
  • first rounds.
  •rite (noun)
  • vesper,
  • sacrifice,
  • ceremony,
  • matrimony,
  • nones,
  • Siddur,
  • wedlock,
  • missal,
  • evensong,
  • marriage,
  • sacrament,
  • service,
  • mass,
  • transubstantiation,
  • revival,
  • remembrance,
  • last rites,
  • christening,
  • holiday,
  • liturgy,
  • eucharist,
  • canon,
  • rite,
  • communion,
  • novena,
  • observance,
  • solemnization,
  • ritual.
  •rite of passage (noun)
  • initiatory rites,
  • rite-passage,
  • initiation rites,
  • rite passage,
  • rites de passage.
  •start (noun)
  • startoffs,
  • setting outs,
  • jump offs,
  • running starts,
  • jumpoffs,
  • startoff,
  • start-offs,
  • jump-offs,
  • jumpoff,
  • start offs.
  •trigger (noun)
  • trigger.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • leadoff,
  • commemoration,
  • pomp,
  • swearing-in,
  • instatement,
  • march-past,
  • incipience,
  • incipiency,
  • inaugural,
  • solemnity,
  • communicator.
  •
  • kickoff,
  • pow-wow,
  • testimonial,
  • investiture.
  •
  • salute.
  •
  • review.
  •
  • parade.

Paraphrases for Initiation:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    commencement, Initiating, induction, initiates, launch, launches.
  • Noun, plural
    launchings, launch, launches.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    commencement, Initiating, induction, initiate, launch.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    start, starts.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    start.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    inauguration, instigation.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    members, trades, remarks, introduction, initiate.
  • Noun, plural
    launchers, releases, themes.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    mis, activation, initialization, creation, elicitation, Familiarization, opening-up, operationalisation, initiator, installation, roll-out, introduction, outset, initial, trigger, triggers, realization, investigation, emergence, eruption, elaboration, literacy, setting-up, inclusion.
  • Verb, past participle
    oriented.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    mentions, occurs, triggers.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    opening, launching, orientation, openness.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    opening, launching, orientation, openness.

Antonyms for Initiation:

• n.

  • admission
    exclusion, refusal, expulsion, denial.
  • beginning
    completion, goal, consummation.
  • commencement
    cessation, stop.
  • conception
    abortion, death.
  • debut
    closing, finale.
  • entrance
    departure, leave, exit.
  • entry
    rejection, Blackballing.
  • inauguration
    adjournment.
  • initiation
    conclusion, close, end, finish, termination, ending.
  • Other antonyms:
    discharge, removal.

Initiation Sentence Examples:

• She followed Mrs. Upper to the initiation in her service, clothed for the first time in human sympathies.

• He accordingly presented himself and applied in due form for initiation.