Adjective 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"
Antonym: closing (indirect, via opening)
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Noun initiative has 2 senses
- enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead - readiness to embark on bold new ventures
--1 is a kind of drive
- first step, initiative, opening move, opening - the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
--2 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
--2 has particulars: curtain raiser; first base; peace initiative
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