INDUCTIONS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

inductions

noun

plural of induction

as in inaugurations

the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work

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an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health

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Recent Examples of inductions In the last 16 inductions classes, there have been 12 defensive ends elected. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 There are Little League World Series in baseball and softball, and Hall of Fame inductions in football and basketball. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 Past inductions have sometimes but not always included musical collaborations between inductor and inductee — depending, oftentimes, on whether the person doing the honors is a singer or from some other walk of entertainment. — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2026 At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime. — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026 The other nine members of the inaugural class earned automatic inductions as the nine former players who have had their jersey numbers retired by the team. — Jori Parys, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Roosevelt took his first oath of office on March 4, 1933, but his subsequent inaugurations took place on January 20.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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Every industry needs people who can look at data, draw inferences from it, and act upon it.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Told in alternating POVs between a sorceress, a woman knight and a serving girl, this is a fever dream of a fantasy novel with plenty of room for readers to make their own inferences about what’s really going on.

— S.M. Hallow, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of inferences

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Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.

— James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025

Definition of initiations

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The conference said its rule would apply independently of the status of NCAA eligibility determinations.

— Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
That includes making initial determinations about compliance with the injunction, as Nexstar wants, or if those ruling should still be left to the judge, Troy Nunley, as the state AGs and DirecTV want.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of determinations

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Despite the lack of outward signs in Ocean Springs, Nolan’s death has come to mean different things to different people and a lack of answers from authorities has left residents drawing their own conclusions about the circumstances of his death.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
With his final book, however, Morris refuses to draw conclusions, letting the ambiguity of Surrealists’ meanings stand.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclusions

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Strong El Niño events, such as the one revving up in the tropical Pacific, have rarely spared the Golden State from significant and damaging consequences.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
As the consequences of this strategically catastrophic campaign become ever more apparent, the New Right’s clout is set to grow, having opposed the war from the start.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

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