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SELF-STARTER Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word self-starter. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word self-starter. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SELF-STARTER

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ambitious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having a strong desire for success or achievement

adjective satellite

• requiring full use of your abilities or resources

determined
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

adjective satellite

• characterized by great determination

• devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

• determined or decided upon as by an authority

• strongly motivated to succeed

driven
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• compelled forcibly by an outside agency

• urged or forced to action through moral pressure

• strongly motivated to succeed

dynamic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

• of or relating to dynamics

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

noun

• an efficient incentive

energetic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• possessing or exerting or displaying energy

adjective satellite

• working hard to promote an enterprise

enterprising
adjectiveadj
adjective

• marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects

enthusiastic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or showing great excitement and interest

go-getter
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone whose career progresses rapidly

independent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

noun

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

adjective satellite

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

industrious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by hard work and perseverance

• working hard to promote an enterprise

initiative
nounn
noun

• readiness to embark on bold new ventures

• the first of a series of actions

adjective satellite

• serving to set in motion

motivated
adjectiveadj
adjective

• provided with a motive or given incentive for action

persistent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• retained; not shed

adjective satellite

• never-ceasing

• continually recurring to the mind

• stubbornly unyielding

proactive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently

adjective satellite

• (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

relentless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• never-ceasing

resourceful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

self-directed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Best Hypernyms For SELF-STARTER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for self-starter, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
ambitious driven fireball go-getter motivated powerhouse starter
Phrases (4)
ball of firehuman dynamostarter motorstarting motor

Alternatives for AMBITIOUS

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