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enterprise

[en-ter-prahyz] / ˈɛn tərˌpraɪz /
NOUN
adventure, undertaking
Synonyms
STRONGEST
activity business company firm operation program project trade venture
STRONG
action affair attempt baby bag ballgame bit campaign cause concern crusade deal deed do effort endeavor engagement essay establishment game happening hazard house move outfit performance plan plunge proposition purpose pursuit risk scheme speculation stake striving stunt task thing try work
WEAK
big idea biggie pet project
Antonyms
STRONG
pastime
WEAK
unemployment
NOUN
resourcefulness, energy
Synonyms
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activity industry resource
STRONG
adventurousness alertness ambition audacity boldness courage daring dash drive eagerness enthusiasm follow-through force foresight get-up-and-go gumption hustle initiative inventiveness pluck push readiness self-reliance spirit venturesomeness vigor zeal
Antonyms
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idleness indolence laziness
STRONG
apathy discouragement disinterest fear indifference lethargy
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inactivity passiveness passivity

Example Sentences

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“Look, America is founded on free enterprise and capitalism,” Essayli said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The stock enjoyed little of the past decade’s run-up in shares of enterprise cyber giants like Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike Holdings, but has participated in all of the recent downside on AI disruption fears.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Investors are concerned Mythos is so powerful it could rearchitect the whole enterprise software stack in a manner that would diminish the value of packaged software products,” D.A.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Inspectors also said funding cuts meant inmates had lost access to classes on food safety, industrial cleaning and creative enterprise.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Golinski is also wrong to suggest that it is only with the outbreak of the Science Wars that the constructivist enterprise lost its sense of direction.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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