enterprise | Definition of enterprise

Synonyms and Antonyms of enterprise

1 a commercial or industrial activity or organization

the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises

Synonyms of enterprise

business, company, concern, establishment, firm, house, interest, outfit

Words Related to enterprise

conglomerate, corporation, multinational

association, cartel, chain, combine, syndicate, trust

agency, dealer, outlet

microenterprise

2 readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity

the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers

Synonyms of enterprise

action, aggressiveness, ambition, drive, go, hustle, initiative

Words Related to enterprise

grit, gumption, pluck, snap, spirit, spunk, starch

ambitiousness, killer instinct, overambitiousness

assertiveness, self-reliance

energy, hardihood, pep, vigor, vitality

Near Antonyms of enterprise

inactivity, inertia, passivity

diffidence, faintheartedness, timidity

hesitation, reluctance

indolence, laziness, lethargy

3 a risky undertaking

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

Synonyms of enterprise

adventure, chance, crapshoot, flier (also flyer), flutter [chiefly British], gamble, speculation, throw, venture

Words Related to enterprise

bet, hazard, stake, wager

dark horse, long shot, play

Antonyms of enterprise