initiatives

NOUN

eagerness to do something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action drive leadership push

STRONG

ambition dynamism energy enterprise enthusiasm get-up-and-go gumption inventiveness moxie originality punch resource resourcefulness spunk steam vigor

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy cowardice idleness inactivity indifference laziness lethargy

Example Sentences

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“However, positive self-help initiatives may be overshadowed on the day if sales trends have deteriorated since the onset of the fuel crisis,” Forsyth Barr says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But he did not commit to any new initiatives.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Several initiatives like these have been implemented in Nice via a project with students in Montpellier.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Many pharmaceutical executives said Makary's initiatives to shake up the drug review process had only created more problems.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He would have been perfectly capable of swearing on the Bible that none of these initiatives came from him.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis