UNDERTAKING Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

undertaking 1 of 2

noun

Definition of undertaking

as in endeavor

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as in contract

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as in initiative

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undertaking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of undertake

as in accepting

to take to or upon oneself undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own

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Recent Examples of undertaking

Noun

Hackel said maintaining the county's transportation system is a significant undertaking. — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 This could offer a taste of what’s to come when scientists finally get their hands on specimens directly from the surface of Mars, a significantly more difficult undertaking than a sample return from Phobos. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Verb

The judge in that lawsuit said the administration must give the court 48 hours before undertaking any activities related to or in preparation for construction of the arch. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 In offering to furnish these initial flights, NASA is taking a significant burden off private space station providers, which are already undertaking a challenging task in constructing, testing, and flying orbital space stations. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undertaking

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking

Noun

But to marry all of it, the bowing with the fingering and the different positions and the vibrato, is a lifelong endeavor that lifelong cellists are struggling with to this very day.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
But that quibble certainly doesn’t deny the endeavor a passing grade.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of endeavor

Noun

The contract bars balance-billing patients beyond insured rates and limits annual adjustments to South Region medical and transportation inflation markers.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The Hollywood guild is giving its national executive director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, a contract extension and elevating him to CEO.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of contract

Noun

That there’s even $75 million to fight over is due to an aldermanic initiative.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
In 2019, Roc Nation signed on to consult the NFL on live music entertainment and the social justice initiative Inspire Change, which aims to reduce barriers to opportunity, especially in underserved communities.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiative

Verb

There are fewer excuses for accepting compromises than there used to be.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
An Eagle man charged with animal cruelty in the shooting deaths of two caged cats was ordered to serve a total of 14 days in jail after accepting a plea deal in August, according to court records.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepting

Noun

Jurors also heard about Garza’s previous run-ins with law enforcement — and his family’s struggles to get help from the county with his mental health.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
The folk tradition, especially, connected her to international Black freedom movements that emphasized labor conditions as a key part of the struggle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of struggle

Noun

Adams added a warning to companies, along with politicians from both parties, about trying to sell false assurances of economic restoration.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
Those assurances preceded Machado’s dramatic reappearance Sunday at a Catholic church in Lara state and a journey across northern Venezuela that drew thousands of cheering supporters to highways and city streets.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of assurance

Noun

Anthropic has been building towards integrating Claude with enterprise tools for months.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
However, balancing commercial investment logic with public interests, state enterprise governance, and investment transparency remains a key challenge during his tenure.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of enterprise

Verb

Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Catoir warns against assuming that digital natives will naturally be equipped to work with AI.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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