Synonyms for initiative
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
2. Initiatory — serving to initiate
initiatory, preliminary, introductory, inceptive rare
Noun
1. Enterprise
enterprise, go-ahead, enterprisingness rare
2. Opening move
Other
leadership, moxie informal US
Definitions
- adj. 1
Serving to initiate.
- adj. 2
In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
- n. 1
A beginning; a first move.
- n. 2
A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
Related words
- Word family
- initial initialism initialize initiate initiation
Forms
- Plural
- initiatives → enterprises, go-aheads, openings, leaderships…
Example sentences
- maiden My first name is Mary and Poppins is my maiden name.
- inaugural It was the coldest inaugural day in the nation's history.
By length
- 4 letters
- lead1
- 5 letters
- first1, moxie2
- 6 letters
- maiden2
- 7 letters
- opening3
- 9 letters
- beginning3, inaugural4, inceptive
- 10 letters
- leadership3, enterprise3, initiatory
- 11 letters
- preliminary5
- 12 letters
- introductory5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moxie2 = 2 syllables).