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adventure, undertaking n.
resourcefulness, energy n.

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

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enterprises

The state needs only to cultivate a few successful enterprises to jump-start the economy, said Zach Hernandez, who left for college on the mainland and returned to run a talent-development startup on Oahu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Google, OpenAI, and other AI companies are vacuuming up corporate data from both large public companies and small enterprises.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The dispute between Aman and content creator Ryan Walker illustrates the growing tension between commercial enterprises and influencers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Rajic has experience overseeing global organizations, as well as selling to both large enterprises and technical customers, OpenAI said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Bacteria are the greatest of all at setting up joint enterprises, on which the lives of their hosts are totally dependent.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas