initiative

nouns

readiness to embark on bold new ventures

enterprise, enterprisingness, go-ahead, initiative

the first of a series of actions

first step, initiative, opening, opening move

adjectives

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"

first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden

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