Synonyms of self-starters

self-starters

noun

plural of self-starter

as in powerhouses

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

• powerhouses
• go-getters
• highfliers
• bootstrappers
• hustlers
• enterprisers
• achievers
• doers
• live wires
• hummers
• individualists
• go-aheads
• eager beavers
• comers
• he-men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idlers
• loafers
• slackers
• dawdlers
• procrastinators
• triflers
• shirkers
• loungers
• malingerers
• sluggards
• putterers
• drones
• dreamers
• lazybones
• laggards
• loiterers
• goldbricks
• lingerers
• slowpokes
• daydreamers
• dropouts
• neglecters
• ignorers
• quitters
• dalliers
• stick-in-the-muds
• ne'er-do-wells

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-starters

Suffolk University was positioned as a school for self-starters and those not necessarily born with a silver spoon in their mouth. — Ellis Verdi, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

The spectacle gave rise to self-starters like Ai who sought to cash in on the growing hype. — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Creative people who are self-starters are going to be fine. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025

Many young self-starters like Chea long viewed the tech industry, with its gaudy salaries, legendary perks, nimble management and sprawling campuses, as a sort of professional wonderland. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2024