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enterprises

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 flier 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 follow through pet project

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness

STRONG

abstention certainty entertainment fact failure fun inaction inactivity laziness pastime reality safety surety surrender whole

WEAK

apathy indolence passiveness passivity unemployment

NOUN

resourcefulness, energy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activity industry resource

STRONG

adventurousness alertness ambition audacity boldness courage daring dash drive eagerness enthusiasm force foresight get-up-and-go gumption hustle initiative inventiveness pluck push readiness self-reliance spirit venturesomeness vigor zeal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness indolence laziness

STRONG

apathy cowardice discouragement disinterest fear humility indifference lethargy meekness timidity weakness

WEAK

inactivity passiveness passivity unemployment

Example Sentences

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The number of foreign-owned enterprises rose 4% to 19,717, as did the number of jobs they supported, to 847,245, stated the report by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

And we better hope they do, for the sake of so many other media enterprises Carr will undoubtedly pursue and hope to censor.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Also, management targets mid-to-high teens growth in assets under management over the medium-term, driven by micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises and the mortgage segment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Analysts said the ELN has little interest in negotiating a peace deal with Colombia’s government that would disarm the group and end its role in lucrative illegal enterprises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The proximity of the two enterprises stemmed from the fact that both welfare and the jail were administered by the county.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson