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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But the shift underscores a dramatic loss of clout by Comcast and other traditional media enterprises.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

He said that while investors may still be “questioning the growth algorithm” of the industry, “widespread stories about enterprises replacing every software solution with AI aren’t reality.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

As Amazon Web Services expanded its footprint in India, it began selling cloud-based AI and machine learning tools to local enterprises and government entities.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Universities, even state universities, have run their enterprises with minimal external oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

There are other enterprises where our ability to change the rules is constrained by factors over which we have no control.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton