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 Many districts, including Miami-Dade, have leased their buildings out to private schools or other education or childcare enterprises. — Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Allegedly, Lui used his company—a provider of server hardware, including from Nvidia partner Supermicro—to sell enterprise GPUs to buyers in China, even as the US has been blocking such sales to the country. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 The idea was that, much like how Palantir sits on top of enterprise and government data, MadaData would sit on top of factory data. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Legacy is the 20-year-old enterprise that grew through acquisition and never finished integrating. — Shweta Gummidipudi, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enterprise

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise

Noun

Since the pandemic, prediction market companies like the crypto-native Polymarket and its close competitor Kalshi have expanded the cultural surface area of speculation.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The company also expects the larger fleet to support operations from different locations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of company

Noun

America has seen in semiconductors, 5G, and other strategic industries that restrictions alone cannot permanently stall China’s ambitions.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Let the discomfort show you which ambition, responsibility, or expectation still needs to become more clearly yours.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambition

Noun

Nikhil Basu Trivedi, cofounder of the venture firm Footwork and GPTZero’s sole outside board member before the Superhuman deal, first met Tian through the Princeton network.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
In September 2018, Parkdale Advanced Materials and Intrinsic Textiles Group formed Intrinsic Advanced Materials, a joint venture to bring Ciclo to market, according to Parkdale’s announcement.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of venture

Noun

Starbucks valued its China business at more than $13 billion in a deal last November that sold its controlling stake to Boyu Capital, a private equity firm based in Beijing.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
During his tenure, REP1 negotiated billions in player contracts and completed a successful sale of the firm.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of firm

Noun

The administration has sought to give patients more control over their own data through initiatives like the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem.

— Brittany Trang, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
The platform aggregates campaign activity across several channels and initiatives, providing studios with instant visibility into key marketing, promotional, exhibitor, media, and performance metrics through a single interface.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of initiative

Noun

Harrow New York may be vulnerable to a similar fate, but perhaps this sort of gamble is a necessary evil to ensure Harrow’s continuity, in one form or another.

— Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
The gamble certainly has paid off — for himself and Notre Dame (2-0).

— Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of gamble

Noun

In much of Los Angeles and the surrounding suburbs, $1 million no longer buys a move-in-ready house, forcing buyers to rethink priorities such as location, size, condition and outdoor space.

— Emily Hochberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Eider ducks and black guillemots kept us company as Marcus and Ingela talked about the history of the area including pointing out their house overlooking the sea.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Besides, there won’t be any more chances for people to get hurt because this is the last charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

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