ENTERPRISES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

enterprises

noun

plural of enterprise

as in companies

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

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as in ventures

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

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sure things

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Recent Examples of enterprises Gross said that currently, a lot of IP in these large enterprises is essentially trapped, sitting there unused in any productive way. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Both enterprises would require advanced computer chips and energy. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 For the companies building them and the enterprises that depend on them, that opposition has stopped being a public relations problem and become a scheduling and capital problem. — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Both of their owners, Christopher Foyle and Toby Blackwell, had contacted Daunt personally to offer him their failing enterprises; Daunt had come up with a rescue method. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Both Zhang and Miao have links to individuals involved in sprawling criminal enterprises, according to several federal court filings reviewed by CBS News. — Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 But in keeping with the nature of such enterprises, failure was not an option. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026 As his father became more trapped by his criminal enterprises, Flynn remained decent and upstanding. — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 However, conversations with CIOs and other market participants suggest that large enterprises (more than SMBs) are unlikely to replace platforms that house their business logic, data, workflows and compliance frameworks. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Meanwhile, companies are deploying AI agents by the thousand, and not one of them has read the company policy or heard the new local court ruling.

— Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
However, credit monitoring depends on information that lenders and other companies report to credit bureaus.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of companies

Noun

Trump has repeatedly praised his administration's relationship with Rodríguez, highlighting agreements involving Venezuelan oil production and other business ventures with American companies.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
While in the United States, the pair took on a variety of media ventures — including a podcast, a television series and documentaries — under their multimedia company Archewell Productions.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ventures

Noun

Last year, attacks on undersea cables in Eastern Europe’s Baltic Sea, allegedly linked to Russia, disrupted connectivity in Sweden and Latvia, prompting calls from telecom firms for governments to step in.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
That agreement, which promised financial firms up to $125 billion in residual value guarantees on GPU financings, was in addition to the stakes Nvidia has taken as a limited partner in private equity funds.

— Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of firms

Noun

While the human might try big gambles to come back from a significant deficit, Ataraxos would work its way back into the game slowly and methodically.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
On fourth-and-6 from the Poinciana 48, Gateway Coach Marlin Roberts and gambles on the first play of the fourth quarter.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gambles

Noun

There’s nothing more calming than watching people try to redo their houses into the home of their dreams.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The man in question was Jean-Louis Dumas, then the chief executive of Hermès, and the sixth generation of family leadership in the most vaunted of French luxury houses.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

Ohio Republicans redrew Kaptur’s seat this cycle, but Democrats are bullish on her chances.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments reflect a mix of skepticism and concern about the upcoming elections, with some expressing doubt about the Democrats' chances in the Senate and others worried about potential election chaos and disputes.

— Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of chances

Noun

Government should set a clear course and let businesses decide which technologies make commercial sense.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Donalds has campaigned on conservative priorities, including school choice and policies designed to attract businesses to Florida.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026

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