Synonyms for self-starting
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : self-stahr-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlfˈstɑr tər |
Top 10 synonyms for self-starting Other synonyms for the word self-starting
- acquisitive
- active
- advancing
- afire
- aggressive
- agog
- alert
- ambitious
- antsy
- anxious
- appetent
- athirst
- audacious
- ball of fire
- bent upon
- bold
- breathless
- burning
- bursting
- busy
- champing at the bit
- climbing
- come on
- come on strong
- coming on strong
- covetous
- craving
- designing
- desiring
- desirous
- devoted
- driving
- dying to
- eager
- eager beaver
- earnest
- electric
- electronic
- energetic
- enterprising
- enthusiastic
- fanatic
- fanatical
- fervent
- fervid
- fireball
- fired
- frenetic
- get up and go
- go-ahead
- go-getter
- go-go
- goal-oriented
- greedy
- gumptious
- gung ho
- gung-ho
- hankering
- hard ball
- hardworking
- heated
- high-reaching
- hopeful
- hot
- hot to trot
- hungry
- hustling
- impassioned
- impatient
- industrious
- inspired
- intent
- intrepid
- itching
- itchy
- keen
- lively
- longing
- lusting
- mechanical
- mechanized
- motorized
- obsessed
- passionate
- peppy
- pining
- possessed
- power-loving
- progressive
- purposeful
- pushing
- pushy
- rabid
- rarin' to go
- ready
- ready and willing
- resourceful
- restive
- restless
- ripe
- robotic
- self-moving
- self-regulating
- self-starting
- sharp
- snappy
- soaring
- solicitous
- spanking
- spark plug
- spirited
- stirring
- striving
- take-over
- thirsty
- up-and-coming
- vaulting
- vehement
- venturesome
- vigorous
- voracious
- warmblooded
- wild
- wild-eyed
- wishful
- yearning
- zealous
- zippy
Définition of self-starting
Origin :- 1894, of engines, 1960, of persons (especially workers), from self- + starter. Self-starting (adj.), of motors, is attested from 1866.
- As in automatic : adj done or made by machine
- As in zealous : adj enthusiastic
- As in thirsting : adj eager
- As in eager : adj anxious, enthusiastic
- As in enterprising : adj resourceful, energetic
- As in ambitious : adj desiring success
- Believe me, that kid is self-starting, but he isn't self stopping.
- Extract from : « Roy Blakeley » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- His hand was on the self-starting device which put the powerful motor in operation.
- Extract from : « The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune » by Wilbur Lawton
- This engine was self-starting, gave an ignition at every revolution, and ignited without external flame.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 » by Various
- Save that you drove yourself and that the car was a two-seater, with a self-starting arrangement, I can tell you nothing.
- Extract from : « The Secret House » by Edgar Wallace
- At last Clarke had to order him to abandon the play until he could cure himself of this self-starting habit.
- Extract from : « Pitching in a Pinch » by Christy Mathewson
- "At least they haven't cribbed our self-starting device," exclaimed Peggy, as she saw.
- Extract from : « The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise » by Margaret Burnham
Antonyms for self-starting
- apathetic
- by hand
- calm
- cold
- content
- cool
- cowardly
- disinterested
- dispassionate
- easy
- facile
- frigid
- fulfilled
- happy
- inactive
- indifferent
- lazy
- lethargic
- manual
- meek
- passive
- peaceful
- satisfied
- stilted
- thought-out
- timid
- unadventurous
- unambitious
- unassuming
- unconcerned
- uneager
- unenthused
- unenthusiastic
- unexcited
- unimaginative
- unnatural
- unpassionate
- unresourceful
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