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Antonyms for enterprises


Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-ter-prahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn tərˌpraɪz



Definition of enterprises

Origin :
  • early 15c., "an undertaking," from Old French enterprise "an undertaking," noun use of fem. past participle of entreprendre "undertake, take in hand," from entre- "between" (see entre-) + prendre "to take," contraction of prehendere (see prehensile). Abstract sense of "readiness to undertake challenges, spirit of daring" is from late 15c.
  • noun adventure, undertaking
  • noun resourcefulness, energy
Example sentences :
  • It is not difficult to surmise to what enterprises the President referred.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • If our young men miscarry in their first enterprises they lose all heart.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Another wanted me to buy a paper for him, in which he was to support all my enterprises.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • That's the trouble with half the enterprises in the country.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • Both these plants are enterprises of Stone & Webster, of Boston.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain that was 'God' » by John H. Williams
  • I will only hint at some of the enterprises which I have cherished.
  • Extract from : « Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience » by Henry David Thoreau
  • He accordingly confessed that he had nothing to do with either of the two enterprises.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • In his enterprises, he needs aids and collaborators; he needs what he calls "men."
  • Extract from : « Napoleon the Little » by Victor Hugo
  • The variety and number of enterprises have increased with the years.
  • Extract from : « The Negro at Work in New York City » by George Edmund Haynes
  • A number of these enterprises are known to have continued for a number of years after 1840.
  • Extract from : « The Negro at Work in New York City » by George Edmund Haynes

Synonyms for enterprises

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