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 Frosst then went on to co-found the $7 billion enterprise AI firm Cohere. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Golden State’s enterprise includes the Golden State Warriors, Golden State Valkyries, Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State Entertainment, Thrive City, Chase Center and other assets. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Security In many enterprise environments, video is simply not permitted to leave the building. — Krish Kumar, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Sources have told The Athletic that TFG believes the club’s enterprise value (EV) is now £1billion. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enterprise

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise

Noun

Elroy Air said the latest flights will help inform the company’s efforts to deploy autonomous heavy-cargo aircraft safely and at scale.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
While more than 100 law enforcement agencies across the country have ended their contracts with Flock Safety in recent weeks over privacy concerns, the company and the state of Georgia are deeply tied to one another.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of company

Noun

The Waldorf Astoria puts a tennis court in its famed ballroom for an exhibition with Tommy Paul, Maria Sakkari, Ben Shelton and Leylah Fernandez to promote its new global racquet club venture.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Although he was involved in various ventures—and was president of a local bank—much of his money came from real estate investments.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of venture

Noun

None of the lead articles compare firms that adopted these AI processes with otherwise similar firms that did not, on realized strategy quality or long-run performance.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The three firms that just put their IPO plans on hold have until the end of September to either complete an offering or reapply to the regulator for listing approval.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of firm

Noun

Below, find last-chance deals on summer sandals, fall-ready booties, ultra-cute ballet flats, and more for up to 79 percent off.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
The chances of flash flooding within 25 miles of any location in Jefferson and Hardin counties had increased to a moderate risk of 40% to 69%, Jones said.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026