Synonyms for initiative
ɪˈnɪʃ i ə tɪv, ɪˈnɪʃ ə-ini·tia·tive

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1. initiativenoun

   Antonyms:
   noninitiative

2. initiativenoun

   In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.

   Antonyms:
   noninitiative

3. initiativenoun

   An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

   Synonyms:
   direct initiative

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1. initiative

   Synonyms:
   start, leadership, commencement, example

   Antonyms:
   wake, rear, prosecution, termination

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1. enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-aheadnoun

   readiness to embark on bold new ventures

   Synonyms:
   opening move, endeavour, endeavor, go-ahead, enterprisingness, opening, first step, green light, enterprise

   Antonyms:
   closing

2. first step, initiative, opening move, openingadjective

   the first of a series of actions

   Synonyms:
   possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, go-ahead, hatchway, scuttle, opening, enterprisingness, gap, first step, orifice, enterprise, possible action, porta

   Antonyms:
   closing

3. inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maidenadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   initiatory, maiden, inaugural, foremost, first, beginning(a), world-class

   Antonyms:
   closing

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1. initiativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   inceptive, initiatory

2. initiativenoun

   Synonyms:
   beginning, first step

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1. List of paraphrases for "initiative":

   initiatives, own-initiative, 'initiative, hdi, lead, project, fai, iniciativa, effort, instigation, psi, apci, endeavour, move

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How to use initiative in a sentence?

1. Rob Bernstone:

   It's a serious initiative at the firm.

2. James Hartman:

   Before the passage of this initiative, the Department of Taxation had had no background, no experience at all with marijuana administration. We are alone in this very shortened process.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   Another promise cruelly broken by President Trump, this one with heartbreaking consequences for brave young DREAMers across the nation, instead of honoring the protections of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, President Trump has unleashed an indiscriminate deportation dragnet of appalling inhumanity.

4. Richard Boucher:

   Nothing speaks like leading with diplomacy and if we are going to start doing that then we don't really need ... (a new) statement, the impetus for the initiative was a perceived lack of loyalty and discipline.

5. Juergen Koetzing:

   We support such events with equipment and the printing of fliers, but the initiative comes from concerned people in the various villages.