Synonyms for inauguration
in·au·gu·ra·tion

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1. inauguration

   The Latin commencement is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while beginning has no restriction, but may be applied to action, state, material, extent, enumeration, or to whatever else may be conceived of as having a first part, point, degree, etc. The letter A is at the beginning (not the commencement) of every alphabet. If we were to speak of the commencement of the Pacific Railroad, we should be understood to refer to the enterprise and its initiatory act; if we were to refer to the roadway we should say "Here is the beginning of the Pacific Railroad." In the great majority of cases begin and beginning are preferable to commence and commencement as the simple, idiomatic English words, always accurate and expressive. "In the beginning was the word," John i, 1. An origin is the point from which something starts or sets out, often involving, and always suggesting causal connection; as, the origin of evil; the origin of a nation, a government, or a family. A source is that which furnishes a first and continuous supply, that which flows forth freely or may be readily recurred to; as, the source of a river; a source of knowledge; a source of inspiration; fertile land is a source (not an origin) of wealth. A rise is thought of as in an action; we say that a lake is the source of a certain river, or that the river takes its rise from the lake. Motley wrote of "The Rise of the Dutch Republic." Fount, fountain, and spring, in their figurative senses, keep close to their literal meaning. Compare CAUSE.

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   Synonyms:
   arising, beginning, commencement, fount, fountain, inception, initiation, opening, origin, outset, rise, source, spring, start

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1. inauguration, startupnoun

   the act of starting a new operation or practice

   "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"

   Synonyms:
   inaugural, startup

2. inauguration, inauguralnoun

   the ceremonial induction into a position

   "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"

   Synonyms:
   inaugural, inaugural address, startup

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1. inaugurationnoun

   Synonyms:
   investiture, installation, ceremony of induction or of consecration

2. inaugurationnoun

   Synonyms:
   ceremony of institution, ceremony of initiation

3. inaugurationnoun

   Synonyms:
   commencement, beginning

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "inauguration":

   investiture, opening, swearing-in, inaugural, unveiling, launch, nomination, swearing, dedication

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How to use inauguration in a sentence?

1. Vivian Deuschl:

   It’s a whole new world in terms of how the inauguration is being celebrated, it’s much more low-key.

2. Marjorie Taylor:

   There are extreme security concerns, 20,000 National Guardsmen were brought in for a virtual inauguration.

3. John McCain:

   I think the best thing to do is evaluate it on Inauguration Day, you're going to have between the election and the Jan. 20 swearing-in to evaluate whether they have adhered to it and make a judgment then. But I think it's a very bad agreement.

4. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   I feel like the fellow in jail who is watching his scaffold being built. (On construction of reviewing stands for inauguration of his successor John F Kennedy)

5. Michael Podhorzer:

   When he made his inauguration speech [in 2017], there was only one Democratic governor in those five states, only four Democratic Senators, no speaker of the state assembly or majority leader in the senate in those states, in a month, four of the five states will have Democratic governors, 9 of the 10 Senators are Democrats, and three of the state legislative chambers are led by Democrats.