Hyphenation of initiative

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word initiative ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ini-tia-tive

Definitions of initiative :

1.	Readiness to embark on bold new ventures
2.	The first of a series of actions
3.	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

Synonyms of initiative :

adj	inaugural, initiatory, first, maiden, opening
noun	enterprise, enterprisingness, go-ahead, drive
noun	first step, opening move, opening, beginning, start, commencement

Last hyphenations of this language

canso by-line ajangle Eolanda colposcope QTY methylated investigation Edme shoplet bristler nonimperialistically cazique enshroud guadalupita airily bonilla bowhead mononymization

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.