Synonyms of self-starter

self-starter

noun

as in powerhouse

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired

hired a self-starter who instantly saw what needed to be done, and did it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• powerhouse
• go-getter
• hustler
• highflyer
• achiever
• go-ahead
• bootstrapper
• doer
• live wire
• highflier
• hummer
• individualist
• eager beaver
• enterpriser
• comer
• he-man

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idler
• loafer
• procrastinator
• slacker
• dawdler
• shirker
• trifler
• sluggard
• lounger
• malingerer
• drone
• dreamer
• lazybones
• laggard
• putterer
• goldbrick
• loiterer
• daydreamer
• lingerer
• slowpoke
• quitter
• dropout
• stick-in-the-mud
• dallier
• ignorer
• neglecter
• ne'er-do-well