· readiness to embark on bold new ventures
Synonym(s): enterprise, enterprisingness, go-ahead
Hypernym(s): drive
· the first of a series of actions
Synonym(s): first_step, opening_move, opening
Hypernym(s): beginning, start, commencement
· 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"
Synonym(s): inaugural, initiatory, first, maiden