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enterprise

[en-ter-prahyz] / ˈɛn tərˌpraɪz /
NOUN
adventure, undertaking
Synonyms
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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
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apathy discouragement disinterest fear indifference lethargy
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inactivity passiveness passivity

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In “When the Forest Breathes,” Ms. Simard, the author of the 2021 memoir “Finding the Mother Tree,” relates her fieldwork for an enterprise called the Mother Tree Project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The regime made vague promises about increasing internet access, allowing limited forms of private enterprise, and cooperating on marine protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But there could be some bright spots before that, including adoption of Copilot Cowork and Microsoft 365 E7, the company’s AI-driven enterprise subscription platform due to be rolled out next month, according to Wood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

But there could be some bright spots before that, including adoption of Copilot Cowork and Microsoft 365 E7, the company’s AI-driven enterprise subscription platform due to be rolled out next month, according to Wood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

And Thomas Jefferson’s lyrical rendering of the reasons for the entire revolutionary enterprise emphasized the self-evident character of the principles at stake.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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