initiative | | |
n. (attribute) | 1. enterprise, enterprisingness, go-ahead, initiative | readiness to embark on bold new ventures. |
| ~ drive | the trait of being highly motivated.; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" |
n. (act) | 2. first step, initiative, opening, opening move | the first of a series of actions. |
| ~ commencement, beginning, start | the act of starting something.; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
| ~ curtain raiser | any preliminary activity. |
| ~ first base | the initial stage in accomplishing something.; "we didn't get to first base with that approach" |
| ~ peace initiative | opening move in negotiating a peace treaty. |
adj. | 3. first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden | serving to set in motion.; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" |
| ~ opening | first or beginning.; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" |
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