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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

Part of that will also likely be driven by its campus networking architecture for enterprises coming online, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

The publicist said that he worked for McGraw for 10 years until March 2026, “advancing, protecting, publicizing, protecting, and supporting” McGraw and his enterprises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

Notably absent are Chinese and Saudi firms, and also partially state-owned enterprises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Colleges, though most have invested in massive bandwidth to give their students easy access to the Net, remain collective enterprises.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz