Overview of noun initiative

The noun initiative has 2 senses

• enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead -- (readiness to embark on bold new ventures)


• first step, initiative, opening move, opening -- (the first of a series of actions)

Overview of adj initiative

The adj initiative has 1 sense

• inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, 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")