Initiative
[n] the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
[n] readiness to embark on bold new ventures
[adj] 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"
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Synonyms
enterprise, enterprisingness, first, first step, go-ahead, inaugural, initiatory, maiden, opening, opening, opening move
Related Terms
abecedarian, aboriginal, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness, alpha, ambition, ambitiousness, antenatal, autochthonous, bang, baptismal, beginning, breaking-in, budding, constitutional referendum, creative, dash, direct initiati