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- [ih-nish-ee-uh-tiv, ih-nish-uh-]
- /ɪˈnɪʃ i ə tɪv, ɪˈnɪʃ ə-/
- /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
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- [ih-nish-ee-uh-tiv, ih-nish-uh-]
- /ɪˈnɪʃ i ə tɪv, ɪˈnɪʃ ə-/
Definitions of initiative word
- noun initiative an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends. 1
- noun initiative readiness and ability in initiating action; enterprise: to lack initiative. 1
- noun initiative one's personal, responsible decision: to act on one's own initiative. 1
- noun initiative Government. a procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose a statute, constitutional amendment, or ordinance, and compel a popular vote on its adoption. Compare referendum (def 1). the general right or ability to present a new bill or measure, as in a legislature. 1
- adjective initiative of or relating to formal admission or acceptance into a club or other group; signifying an initiation: The secret society's initiative events are best left undescribed. 1
- adjective initiative serving to set in motion or initiate; introductory; beginning: Initiative steps were taken to stop manufacture of the drug. 1
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Origin of initiative
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; initiate + -ive
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Parts of speech for Initiative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
initiative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for initiative
noun initiative
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- vigor — active strength or force.
adjective initiative
- prefatory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a preface: prefatory explanations.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- inceptive — beginning; initial.
- initiatory — introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
- incipient — beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
Antonyms for initiative
noun initiative
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
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