Initiative Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭ-nĭshə-tĭv
The starting of things
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. action
  2. lead
  3. first step
Serving to set in motion
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. inaugural
  2. initiatory
  3. first
  4. maiden

Words Related to Initiative

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Initiative Sentence Examples

  • Like it or not, we need to take the initiative and set the record straight.

  • Compressed dry guncotton is easily detonated by an initiative detonator such as mercuric fulminate.

  • His power of initiative in poetry was very small, and the range of poetic ground which he could cover strictly limited.

  • Hence obedience was instinctive and initiative almost undreamt of.

  • But the only state capable of taking the initiative was Piedmont, and the king still hesitated.

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