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Synonyms & Antonyms of enterprising
1
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
- the company is claiming that there will be huge financial rewards for enterprising sales representatives
Synonyms for enterprising
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- argumentative,
- bellicose,
- belligerent,
- combative,
- contentious,
- discordant,
- disputatious,
- gladiatorial,
- pugnacious,
- quarrelsome,
- trigger-happy,
- truculent,
- warlike
- audacious,
- bold,
- brash,
- brassy,
- bumptious,
- cheeky,
- cocksure,
- cocky,
- confident,
- determined,
- forward,
- impudent,
- insolent,
- overconfident,
- presumptuous,
- unapologetic,
- unsubdued,
- unyielding
- bare-knuckle
- (also bare-knuckled or bare-knuckles),
- feisty,
- scrappy
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Antonyms for enterprising
2
inclined or willing to take risks
- enterprising people of vision were responsible for the boom in technological industries
Synonyms for enterprising
Words Related to enterprising
- brash,
- daredevil,
- foolhardy,
- heedless,
- hotheaded,
- impetuous,
- imprudent,
- impulsive,
- incautious,
- madcap,
- overbold,
- overconfident,
- rash,
- reckless,
- thoughtless,
- wild
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- swashbuckling,
- unafraid,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
Near Antonyms for enterprising
- chickenhearted,
- coward,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered,
- milky,
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- shy,
- timid,
- timorous
- affrighted,
- afraid,
- alarmed,
- fainthearted,
- fearful,
- frightened,
- horrified,
- scared,
- shocked,
- spooked,
- startled,
- terrified,
- terrorized
- calm,
- cool,
- levelheaded,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- sage,
- sane,
- sensible,
- sound,
- wise
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“Enterprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprising. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of enterprising was in 1601
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