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

Archaeologists and historians tell their stories from the ambition and ingenuity that made them, to the conflict and catastrophe that transformed them into the ruins of today.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Over the coming months, however, Ellison would connect with Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz, who still held Hollywood ambitions, and would ultimately join him at Skydance.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 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

French design firm Gilles & Boissier helped design the 21 guestrooms, inserting green spaces filled with palm trees and other tropical flora to make each living space feel ultra-private.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of firm

Noun

Much of the president's frustration has come after the court ruled against him on some of his central initiatives, including tariffs and birthright citizenship.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Earlier in the year, Abundantia announced another AI studio initiative, teaming with AI video tech company InVideo to launch a film studio, which will develop a slate of five films over the next few years.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiative

Noun

He was arrested in Baltimore in March 2025 after picking up his then-5-year-old son, who has autism and other disabilities, from his grandmother's house, according to court papers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
The hotel’s most unusual feature is its feng shui Japanese Zen garden, complete with an azumaya (open tea house) and cascading waterfall.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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