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Definitions of initiative
  1. adjective
    serving to set in motion
    "the initiative phase in the negotiations"
  2. noun
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
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  3. noun
    the first of a series of actions
Definition that contains initiative
  • attack take the initiative and go on the offensive
  • initiate take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
  • pioneer take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
  • pushy marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
  • notification an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
  • enterprising marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
  • counteroffensive a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
  • aggress take the initiative and go on the offensive
  • shiftless lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy
  • passivity the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
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