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greet v.
herald v.
inaugurate v.
initiate v.
instate v.
institute v.
introduce v.
launch v.
originate v.
receive v.
set up v.
welcome v.

VERB

greet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accost acknowledge address approach attend embrace hail meet receive salute shake hands stop

STRONG

bow compliment curtsy flag herald nod recognize salaam shoulder

WEAK

call to exchange greetings extend one's hand high-five highball move to pay respects roll out the red carpet say hello say hi speak to tip one's hat whistle for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid disregard dodge ignore shun slight

WEAK

say farewell say goodbye

VERB

herald

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STRONG

advertise announce ballyhoo broadcast declare foretoken harbinger indicate portend precede presage proclaim promise publicize publish show tout trumpet

WEAK

forerun pave the way preindicate

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal deny hide keep secret secret

VERB

inaugurate

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commence dedicate induct initiate introduce launch open set up

STRONG

bow commission institute invest jump ordain originate start

WEAK

break in break the ice get things rolling get under way instate kick off make up set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude end finish stop

STRONG

retract

WEAK

adjourn uninstall

VERB

initiate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence inaugurate institute launch open set up take up trigger

STRONG

admit enter induct install intro invest originate pioneer

WEAK

break the ice come out with come up with dream up get ball rolling get feet wet get under way instate kick off make up set in motion take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease close complete conclude end finish halt stop

STRONG

expel reject

WEAK

ignore neglect terminate

VERB

instate

Synonyms

WEAK

admit begin break the ice come out with come up with commence dream up enter get ball rolling get feet wet get under way inaugurate induct install institute intro invest kick off launch make up open originate pioneer set in motion set up take in take up trigger

VERB

institute

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appoint come up with create enact establish inaugurate initiate install introduce launch organize set up

STRONG

bow commence constitute fix found induct invest open ordain originate pioneer rev settle start

WEAK

break in bring into being come out with make up open up set in motion

Antonyms

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close conclude destroy end finish refuse ruin stop

STRONG

complete ignore unsettle

WEAK

cease halt prevent

VERB

introduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit bring in establish found initiate install invent launch organize plan present set up start unveil

STRONG

commence enter inaugurate induct innovate pioneer preface

WEAK

bring forward kick off

Antonyms

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conclude destroy end finish ignore neglect stop

WEAK

close erase extract subtract take away

VERB

launch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commence inaugurate institute introduce open start

STRONG

bow instigate jump originate

WEAK

break the ice break the seal embark upon get show on road kick off set going start ball rolling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close complete conclude end finish stop

WEAK

hold keep

VERB

originate

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STRONGEST

conceive develop discover evolve found generate hatch initiate invent produce spark spawn

STRONG

cause coin compose form formulate inaugurate innovate institute launch make parent pioneer procreate start

WEAK

break the ice bring about come up with give birth to open up set in motion set up think up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease decrease destroy end halt stop

STRONG

finish kill prevent ruin

WEAK

effect result terminate

VERB

receive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept bring in introduce meet take in welcome

STRONG

accommodate admit entertain greet host induct initiate install invite permit

WEAK

allow entrance let in let through make comfortable make welcome roll out red carpet shake hands show in

Antonyms

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reject

STRONG

deny expel refuse turn away

WEAK

deliver donate give offer

VERB

set up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange assemble begin build build up construct create erect establish found inaugurate initiate install institute introduce launch open organize prepare put up raise strengthen

WEAK

back compose constitute elevate make provision for originate prearrange put together rear subsidize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude confuse decrease demolish destroy disarrange dismantle disorder disorganize disperse end finish ignore lessen neglect raze ruin scatter stop weaken

VERB

welcome

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit embrace greet hail meet receive

STRONG

accost entertain flag hug salute tumble

WEAK

accept gladly bid welcome offer hospitality roll out red carpet show in take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny dispute exclude refuse reject

WEAK

turn away

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usher in

Rising bond yields could usher in elevated interest rates, resulting in higher borrowing costs; this can draw capital away from equities and into bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

For investors, the resignation is likely to usher in a period of prolonged uncertainty.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Hopefully, I don’t sound as naive as those early internet optimists, who thought new shifts would usher in a golden age of humanity.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

All of which would usher in . . . exorbitant peacetime tolls to transit Hormuz, the Iranians say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“It’s time to usher in a new era!”

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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