Initiative synonyms

61 synonyms for initiative such as approach, ambition, advantage, act, and action. Initiative is a noun, and its antonyms are inertia and laziness.

Another word for initiative

1. enterprise

Ambition, ambitiousness, capability, creativity, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, enterprise, get-up-and-go, imagination, imaginativeness, ingenuity, inventiveness, leadership, motivation, originality, pep, pizzazz, punch, push, resourcefulness, spirit, verve, vigour, vision, vitality, zing, and zip.

2. advantage

Advantage, beginning, commencement, edge, first blow, first move, first step, gambit, lead, opening gambit, opening move, start, trump card, upper hand, and whip hand.

3. plan

Act, action, approach, démarche, gambit, manoeuvre, measure, plan, proposal, scheme, step, stratagem, strategy, tack, tactic, and technique.

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