ENTERPRISE Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

enterprise

noun

ˈen-tər-ˌprīz

Definition of enterprise

as in company

a commercial or industrial activity or organization the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises

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as in ambition

readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers

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as in venture

a risky undertaking the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out

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sure thing

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Recent Examples of enterprise Dane Howell has joined as senior vice president of business-to-business sales and will oversee Truewerk’s wholesale and enterprise channels, including commercial strategy and organizational development. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Kupol, which makes drones and surface-to-air missiles, is the largest industrial enterprise in the Udmurtia region on the Volga River and more than doubled its output in 2025. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 The enterprises that make it through the ceiling share a common trait. — Jakob Freund, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Day-to-day oversight of this hazardous logistics network rests with the Central Enterprise for Radioactive Waste Management, operating under the state-run enterprise SSE CERWM. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enterprise

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise

Noun

Given the fact Iger did return to the company, that belief was not unwarranted.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Last October, OpenAI announced plans to partner with a local company to build a data centre powered by clean energy costing up to $25 billion.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of company

Noun

Educating young people, and pushing them to earn a college degree, are noble ambitions, but those are no longer the priorities in NCAA Power Four football.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Yet such dismissals overlook the foreign-policy ambitions of a large and complex nation that has historically aspired to an important global role.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambition

Noun

Rather than just write a big check, the Ryan family wanted to also manage the project, which is being built as part of a joint venture between Turner Construction Company and Walsh Construction.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
That changed in 2025, when Amazon MGM Studios and Broccoli and Wilson formed a joint venture to manage the Bond franchise.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of venture

Noun

The lawmakers ask whether officials are monitoring firms’ actions and weighing direct refunds, like tax relief.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Not long afterward, a British media company began publishing The Robotics Law Journal, and an American legal-research firm rolled out The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of firm

Noun

This line is increasing sustainable sourcing, minimizing landfill waste, and conserving fresh water, among many initiatives.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
That venue shortage, felt most in south Charlotte and surrounding communities, has prompted an ambitious, $150 million initiative by the nonprofit Charlotte Center for the Arts.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of initiative

Noun

Sympathetic realism is at its wisest when novelists give readers the chance Lee offered in her first book— to love and dislike characters simultaneously.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
There is also a chance of restitution up to $5,000 and revocation of all hunting and fishing privileges nationwide.

— Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026