enterprising

en·ter·pris·ing

adjective \-ˌprī-ziŋ\

Definition of ENTERPRISING

: marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act <an enterprising young reporter>

Examples of ENTERPRISING

1. As an enterprising young reporter, she covered many important stories.
2. <the company is claiming that there will be huge financial rewards for enterprising sales representatives>

First Known Use of ENTERPRISING

1611

Related to ENTERPRISING

Synonyms

ambitious, assertive, aggressive, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, in-your-face, militant, pushy, self-asserting, self-assertive

Antonyms

ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising

Related Words

argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, trigger-happy, truculent, warlike; hyperaggressive, overambitious; dynamic, energetic, aggressive, gung ho, hustling, strenuous, vigorous; emphatic, obtrusive; adventuresome, adventurous, daring, dashing, emboldened, gutsy, venturesome, venturous; audacious, bold, brash, brassy, bumptious, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, confident, determined, forward, impudent, insolent, overconfident, presumptuous, unapologetic, unsubdued, unyielding; bare-knuckle (also bare-knuckled or bare-knuckles), feisty, scrappy; dominating, domineering, imperious, lordly, magisterial, overbearing

Near Antonyms

easygoing, laid-back, relaxed; acquiescent, amenable, compliant, deferential, docile, resigned, submissive, tractable, yielding; cowering, cringing, groveling (or grovelling), shrinking; bashful, demure, diffident, humble, lowly, meek, mild, modest, mousy (or mousey), overmodest, passive, quiet, reserved, retiring, shy, subdued, timid, unobtrusive; obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient

Rhymes with ENTERPRISING

advertising, agonizing, appetizing, merchandising, unsurprising