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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

Leaders after Zhu, notably President Hu Jintao, reversed some of Zhu’s reforms, especially on state-owned enterprises, and ended the free-market drive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Among those was a broad programme to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises -- long a guarantee of lifelong so-called "iron rice bowl" employment for millions but which drained public finances.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Increased demand from AI labs, hyperscalers and enterprises led CoreWeave’s revenue backlog to reach $104 billion at the end of the second quarter, up 246% from a year prior.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald said it would be used for projects that target innovation, business start-ups and social enterprises.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The São José was engaged in the evilest of all enterprises: slave trading.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler