initiative

• "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"

Synonyms

• inauguraloccurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; serving to set in motion; an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) ; the ceremonial induction into a position
• initiatoryserving to set in motion
• firstbefore anything else; the initial time; before another in time, space, or importance; prominently forward; preceding all others in time or space or degree; indicating the beginning unit in a series ; serving to set in motion; serving to begin; ranking above all others; highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; the first or highest in an ordering or series; the first element in a countable series; the time at which something is supposed to begin; the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) ; an honours degree of the highest class ; the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
• maidenserving to set in motion; an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) ; (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

Synonyms

• enterprisea purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); an organization created for business ventures; readiness to embark on bold new ventures
• enterprisingnessreadiness to embark on bold new ventures
• go-aheada signal to proceed ; readiness to embark on bold new ventures

Synonyms

• first stepthe first of a series of actions
• opening movethe first of a series of actions
• openingfirst or beginning; an open or empty space in or between things; a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise ; becoming open or being made open; the first performance (as of a theatrical production); the act of opening something; opportunity especially for employment or promotion; the initial part of the introduction; a possible alternative; an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; an entrance equipped with a hatch; a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; the first of a series of actions