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 The four suspects all face a charge of engaging in a continuing criminal gang, organization or enterprise. — Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2026 DeepFabric, which includes HelloFresh and Centric Brands among its clients, powers the agentic layer to handle the structured operational workflows with the consistency and audit trail that enterprise logistics demands. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026 Funding reductions, workforce losses and disruptions affecting universities and federal agencies are already reshaping parts of the American research enterprise. — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 For the first phase of enterprise AI, this was easy to ignore. — Bryan Murphy, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enterprise

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise

Noun

The company said riders who repeatedly violate parking rules may receive warnings, fines or other account actions.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Coming out with any new car can typically cost a major company around $2 billion, but the research and development to bring such an inexpensive EV to the market has taken much more than that.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of company

Noun

The film takes cannibalism – rarely broached in Malaysian popular cinema – as both literal premise and social metaphor, training its lens on characters pushed to extremes by poverty and ambition.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
In 2022, Richard Sutcliffe finally realised a 40-year ambition by ticking off his few remaining grounds in a five-part series for The Athletic.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambition

Noun

Investments in South Africa, Nigeria and Morocco were mostly led by domestic companies or joint ventures with local participation, the think tank said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
The lab is a joint venture with Mihira Visual Labs and Animatrik Film Design and offers unparalleled motion capture capabilities, supporting up to 20 performers simultaneously.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of venture

Noun

O'Neill said the company had made adjustments to how the firm's refining runs are set up to maximize the availability of products consumers most need at any point in time, citing jet fuel and diesel as an example.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
These successful firms prioritize solving specific business problems with AI, measuring success in tangible metrics like productivity or customer satisfaction, rather than simply deploying the technology.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of firm

Noun

This initiative aims to elevate horse racing's appeal to everyday sports fans by fostering rivalries and familiarity among top horses.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Maryland moved more slowly — and with an approach that will not change districts for this year's elections — because Democratic state Senate President Bill Ferguson blocked an earlier initiative aimed at putting new maps in place for this year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of initiative

Noun

All these missions are complex, high-cost gambles for China that would consume large quantities of military assets and result in immense casualties and property damage.

— Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Other contenders, like Milwaukee and Tampa Bay, opted against trading for Skubal, unwilling to risk prospects for a rental, a gamble the Dodgers readily took.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of gamble

Noun

By chance, her parents and her sister had left the house just three days before the strike, because her mother couldn’t sleep.

— Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Games such as pickleball and activities like walking groups get people out of the house, combat isolation and keep both the body and mind engaged, O’Sullivan explained.

— Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026