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 rest includes medical center revenue, contracts and grants, and other auxiliary enterprises. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 But capability alone will not determine how quickly enterprises deploy it. — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 That investment rating means the company pays higher interest rates in most cases for the credit facilities and short-term borrowings that are a normal course of business for large enterprises. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Cheng Xin / Getty Images Both sides will hold regular talks on potential investment opportunities and barriers, enhancing policy transparency and predictability, and responding to enterprises’ concerns, the ministry said. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026 The flood also has had knock-on effects, including panic buying of food, disrupted supply chains for food and other items, and staffing problems at various enterprises whose employees were unable to get to their jobs. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 But some developers and enterprises are a little less focused on the frontier and more focused on exactly how to operationalize all this and keep it cost-effective. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The companies say a flood of lawsuits in state courts is not the way to deal with the global issue.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Wildfires California created first-in-the-nation standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke and to require insurance companies to pay for associated costs.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of companies

Noun

Robinson is just the latest in a growing parade of researchers and safety workers who have left their positions at prominent AI firms.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026
China’s leading firms are still just approaching top US labs in capabilities, partly explaining their lack of transparency.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 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

Since at least the 1970s and 1980s, there have been incidents of gang rape of intoxicated, incapacitated women in fraternity houses.

— Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

In about nine minutes of time together at 5-on-5, that line held a 12-2 edge in shot attempts over the Ducks, including a 4-0 advantage in shots on goal, 5-2 in scoring chances and 2-0 high-danger chances.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
El Niño also shifts rainfall patterns globally, raising the chances for destructive flooding in some parts of the world.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of chances

Noun

Much of those losses were uninsured, leaving the losses to be absorbed by governments, businesses, or households.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Secondly, to think about all the artists and collectives that have been motivated by Soulection and have gone on to create their own businesses or have gone on to sign to agencies or get a manager.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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