Synonyms for Initiative:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • maiden,
  • inaugural,
  • first,
  • initiatory.
  •beginning (adjective)
  • Inceptive.
  •incipient (adjective)
  • embryonic,
  • basic,
  • start,
  • inchoate,
  • elementary,
  • introductory,
  • Originating,
  • fundamental,
  • initial,
  • Commencing,
  • beginning.
  •initial (adjective)
  • foremost,
  • antecedent,
  • original,
  • infant,
  • early,
  • opening,
  • pioneer,
  • incipient,
  • leading,
  • virgin,
  • earliest.
  •Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • nascent,
  • Headmost,
  • germinal.

• n.

  •
  • codify,
  • come in,
  • criminalize,
  • backdate,
  • inventiveness,
  • bring in,
  • amendment,
  • decriminalize,
  • abolish,
  • amend,
  • abrogate,
  • force.
  •
  • intuition,
  • judgment,
  • lead,
  • intellect,
  • wisdom,
  • intelligence,
  • common sense,
  • reason,
  • action,
  • clarity,
  • brilliance,
  • vision.
  •
  • gumption,
  • solution,
  • process of elimination,
  • compromise,
  • hustle,
  • try,
  • answer,
  • fix,
  • heuristics,
  • punch,
  • way out,
  • remedy,
  • resolution,
  • cure,
  • tired.
  •
  • chance,
  • scope,
  • break,
  • opportunity,
  • choice,
  • window of opportunity,
  • Possibilities,
  • the initiative,
  • access.
  •ambition (noun)
  • eagerness,
  • lust,
  • hunger,
  • emulation,
  • desire,
  • get up and go,
  • ardor,
  • passion,
  • longing,
  • earnestness,
  • hope,
  • aspiration,
  • appetite,
  • thirst,
  • right stuff,
  • yearning,
  • keenness,
  • striving,
  • pretension,
  • avidity,
  • craving,
  • itch.
  •attack (noun)
  • foray,
  • offense,
  • dirty deed,
  • outbreak,
  • volley,
  • violation,
  • irruption,
  • incursion,
  • blitz,
  • offensive,
  • rush,
  • thrust,
  • strike,
  • muggings,
  • mugging,
  • encroachment,
  • intrusion,
  • Assailing,
  • onslaught,
  • raid,
  • defilement,
  • intervention,
  • barrage,
  • aggression,
  • encounter,
  • advance,
  • onrush,
  • skirmish,
  • invasion,
  • Storming,
  • blitzkrieg,
  • onset,
  • rape,
  • charge,
  • inroad,
  • Assailment.
  •drive (noun)
  • effort,
  • appeal,
  • clout,
  • pep,
  • motivation,
  • motive,
  • crusade,
  • impulse,
  • momentum,
  • vitality,
  • surge,
  • zip,
  • impetus,
  • pressure.
  •eagerness to do something (noun)
  • moxie,
  • spunk.
  •energy (noun)
  • fortitude,
  • vim,
  • verve,
  • zest,
  • go,
  • liveliness,
  • life,
  • birr,
  • hardihood,
  • strength,
  • forcefulness,
  • intensity,
  • endurance,
  • peppiness,
  • muscle,
  • sprightliness,
  • operativeness,
  • zing,
  • spontaneity,
  • virility,
  • stamina,
  • vehemence,
  • exertion,
  • dash,
  • vivacity,
  • efficacy,
  • élan,
  • power,
  • toughness,
  • activity,
  • animation,
  • effectiveness,
  • application,
  • fire,
  • juice,
  • tuck,
  • might,
  • efficacies,
  • pluck,
  • potency,
  • efficiency,
  • puissance,
  • pizzazz.
  •enterprise (noun)
  • audacity,
  • daring,
  • alertness,
  • courage,
  • boldness,
  • readiness,
  • foresight,
  • venturesomeness,
  • adventurousness.
  •enterprisingness (noun)
  • enterprisingness.
  •first step (noun)
  • first step.
  •get-up-and-go (noun)
  • o,
  • Vitalis,
  • Oes,
  • Vitali.
  •go ahead (noun)
  • go ahead.
  •initiative (noun)
  • vigor,
  • opening move,
  • enthusiasm,
  • originality.
  •leadership (noun)
  • control,
  • influence,
  • hegemony,
  • authority,
  • domination,
  • command,
  • skill,
  • sway,
  • management,
  • superiority,
  • conveyance,
  • supremacy,
  • preeminence,
  • administration,
  • capacity,
  • direction.
  •Other relevant words: (noun)
  • pilotage,
  • drive,
  • enterprises,
  • steam,
  • pre-eminence,
  • enterprise,
  • intentness,
  • energy,
  • push,
  • resourcefulness,
  • what-it-takes,
  • attack,
  • industry,
  • zeal,
  • love,
  • ambition,
  • self-reliance,
  • conduction,
  • directorship,
  • what it takes,
  • impellent,
  • stick-to-itiveness,
  • primacy,
  • resource,
  • dynamism,
  • Superintendency,
  • spirit,
  • fire in belly,
  • initiative,
  • motivations,
  • leadership.
  •push (noun)
  • dynamisms.
  •resource (noun)
  • quickwittedness.
  •resourcefulness (noun)
  • re-sourcefulnesses,
  • re sourcefulnesses,
  • re sourcefulness,
  • re-sourcefulness.
  •venture (noun)
  • endeavor,
  • feat,
  • adventure,
  • task,
  • performance,
  • procedure,
  • pursuit,
  • venture,
  • affair,
  • scheme,
  • maneuver,
  • exploit,
  • undertaking,
  • production,
  • deed,
  • project,
  • campaign.
  •zeal (noun)
  • de-termination,
  • stick to itivenesses,
  • stick to itiveness,
  • dis patches,
  • dis patch,
  • de terminations,
  • intentnesses,
  • what-it-take,
  • dis-patches,
  • de-terminations,
  • stick-to-itivenesses,
  • dis-patch,
  • de termination.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • get-up-and-go.
  •privilege
  • Self Determination.
  •Other relevant words (noun):
  • backbone,
  • purpose,
  • attempt,
  • prenatal,
  • capability,
  • operation,
  • exemption,
  • debut,
  • cumulative vote,
  • fresh start,
  • best,
  • downcast,
  • qualifications,
  • ambitiousness,
  • superintendence,
  • voting,
  • regulation,
  • set on foot,
  • incunabular,
  • inventive,
  • gambit,
  • in its infancy,
  • old,
  • freedom,
  • creativity,
  • opinion poll,
  • bottle,
  • curtain raising,
  • talent,
  • foundational,
  • precursor,
  • endeavour,
  • running,
  • kick,
  • autochthonous,
  • ballot,
  • imaginativeness,
  • creative,
  • infantile,
  • aggressiveness,
  • set up,
  • formative,
  • step,
  • found,
  • licence,
  • Primogenial,
  • pushiness,
  • procreative,
  • inferior,
  • preliminary,
  • ingenuity,
  • commencement,
  • first sight,
  • oomph,
  • introduction,
  • budding,
  • election,
  • breaking-in,
  • vote,
  • getup,
  • motion,
  • fetal,
  • Plumper,
  • cleverness,
  • primitiveness,
  • liberty,
  • 1st,
  • adventuresomeness,
  • primordial,
  • invention,
  • grit,
  • alpha,
  • guts,
  • poop,
  • plebiscite,
  • inauguration,
  • Inchoation,
  • low,
  • cause,
  • green light,
  • warming up,
  • spiritedness,
  • prepare,
  • front,
  • straight ticket,
  • gameness,
  • usher in,
  • mettle,
  • quick-wittedness,
  • pregnant,
  • electioneering,
  • urgency,
  • snap,
  • quality,
  • move,
  • aboriginal,
  • gap,
  • Plebiscitum,
  • creation,
  • Vox Populi,
  • referendum,
  • exception,
  • elan,
  • purposefulness,
  • dejected,
  • supervision,
  • go-getting,
  • primal,
  • stand for,
  • in the bud,
  • opening night,
  • first blush,
  • rudimentary,
  • head,
  • forte,
  • primeval,
  • leadoff,
  • deep,
  • despicable,
  • hatchway,
  • primary,
  • bang,
  • vigour,
  • suffrage,
  • privilege,
  • Rudimental,
  • movement,
  • guidance,
  • resolve,
  • starch,
  • measure,
  • parturient,
  • Proemial,
  • pepper,
  • postnatal,
  • aptitude,
  • natal,
  • primitive,
  • Introductive,
  • first impression,
  • humble,
  • persistence,
  • blue,
  • baptismal,
  • mouth,
  • take the lead,
  • recall,
  • elemental,
  • Agoing,
  • depressed,
  • Gestatory,
  • possibility,
  • outset,
  • first stage,
  • maiden speech,
  • gentle,
  • struggle,
  • balls,
  • inchoative,
  • mandate,
  • antenatal,
  • prime,
  • voice,
  • imagination,
  • first base,
  • determination,
  • design,
  • lead off,
  • Embarcation,
  • ginger,
  • abecedarian,
  • poll,
  • plan,
  • venturousness,
  • open up,
  • broach,
  • common,
  • in embryo,
  • premier,
  • porta,
  • orifice,
  • initiatives,
  • lead the way,
  • possible action,
  • first round,
  • incipience,
  • brunt,
  • prefatory,
  • governorship,
  • world-class,
  • inception,
  • nerve.

Paraphrases for Initiative:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    initiatives.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    own-initiative.
  • Proper noun, singular
    own-initiative.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    own-initiative.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    pro-active.
  • Proper noun, singular
    centres, indicators, Resources, seeks, lei, dollars, covers, Has, Territories, birds.
  • Noun, plural
    moves, Suggestions, inspirations, Undertakings, Grants, attempts, entrepreneurs, platforms, auspices.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    endeavor, resourcefulness, accord, enthusiasm, attempt, recommendation, Entrepreneurship, invitation, intention, gesture, Initiating, conscientiousness.
  • Verb, past tense
    Advocated, Instigated, suggested, led, Was, Came, Urged, called, Did.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Proposing, leading, prompting, Doing, Initiating.
  • Verb, past participle
    driven, sponsored, led, Delivered, Undertaken, Promoted, headed.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    initiates, advocates, suggests, includes, proposes, represents, is, provides, promotes, continues, Has.
  • Verb, base form
    propose.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    endeavours, project, projects.
  • Noun, plural
    initiators, endeavours, projects.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    instigation, endeavour, volition, impetus, project, behest, drive, initiator.
  • Verb, past tense
    sponsored, Launched.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    participating, supporting.
  • Verb, past participle
    Launched, funded.

Antonyms for Initiative:

• adj.

  • incipient
    grown, mature, developed.
  • initial
    final, last, closing.

• n.

  • ambition
    contentment, humility, diffidence, laziness, satisfaction, apathy.
  • attack
    protection, aid, support, retreat, flight, shield, surrender, resistance, shelter, sustenance, defense.
  • eagerness to do something
    cowardice.
  • energy
    inactivity, tiredness, idleness.
  • enterprise
    passiveness, passivity, indolence.
  • initiative
    indifference, lethargy.
  • Other antonyms:
    hesitation, faintheartedness, reluctance, timidity, inertia.