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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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 The network serves consumers, enterprises and government customers across more than 160 countries. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026 According to Gartner, large enterprises used an average of 45 cybersecurity tools in 2024. — Alex Spokoiny, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Slack is blocking enterprises from using their own Slack data to train their own models, at the same moment the parent company is pitching open AI partnerships on the other side of the house. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026 Origina’s report didn’t call out any specific vendors as forcing enterprises’ hands. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 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

On the other hand, those servers offer a valuable trove of personal data, ready for lucrative ventures such as AI training and search engine optimization.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Last month, the Coast Guard and Customs encountered several migrant ventures, some deadly, off the Dominican Republic and in the treacherous Mona Pass, between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 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

These attributes will be increasingly important when robots are deployed to rescue sites and even used in less dangerous settings like hospitality and in multilevel offices, factories and houses.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
As with interior design for houses, interior design for vehicles is also subject to fashion trends.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

Its presence in the environment increases the chances that people will be exposed, and potentially catch it, officials have said.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
The plot’s exposure damaged Democrat Mary Peltola, knocking her off-message, and now threatens her party’s chances of winning control of the Senate.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 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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