Definition for Initiative:

• Serving to initiate: introductory.

Synonyms for Initiative:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • maiden,
  • inaugural,
  • first,
  • initiatory.
  •beginning (adjective)
  • Inceptive.

• 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.
  •push (noun)
  • dynamisms.
  •resource (noun)
  • quick-wittedness,
  • 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.

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.

Initiative Sentence Examples:

• There is one instance where our initiative for peace has recently been successful.

• Personal initiative and individual genius are poorly regarded: many socialists are suspicious of originality.