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Enterprising

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task.
  2. Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
  3. present participle and gerund of enterprise
  4. The undertaking of an enterprise; purposeful activity; doings.

Example Sentences

It was now settled that every body was to be amused by her coarse jest and her odd expressions, and therefore everybody was amused. Moreover, there was another great secret of her popularity; all in her company luxuriated in a little complacent sense of their own superiority,—one of the most agreeable of the senses to indulge. Such was the enterprising individual whose saloon was to-night a representation of the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
What gives these enterprisings their political character are the contentions, claims and experiences of the other.

Synonyms for enterprising

go-gettingambitiousaggressiveboldenergeticindustriouspushyventuresomegumptiouspushingup-and-comingentrepreneurialpushful

Antonyms for enterprising

unenterprisingnonenterprising

Related Words

venturesomeindustriousgumptiouspushyambitiouspushfulenergeticaggressiveup-and-comingpushingentrepreneurialbolddaringaudaciousadventurousventuremotivatedvigorousvibrantpioneering

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does enterprising mean?

Enterprising means Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task..

What is a synonym for enterprising?

Common synonyms include go-getting, ambitious, aggressive, bold.

What is the opposite of enterprising?

Possible antonyms include unenterprising, nonenterprising.

How do you use enterprising in a sentence?

It was now settled that every body was to be amused by her coarse jest and her odd expressions, and therefore everybody was amused. Moreover, there was another great secret of her popularity; all in her company luxuriated in a little complacent sense of their own superiority,—one of the most agreeable of the senses to indulge. Such was the enterprising individual whose saloon was to-night a representation of the Field of the Cloth of Gold.

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