Enterprising

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Showing initiative and willingness to undertake new projects: The enterprising children opened a lemonade stand.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Displaying bravery and daring in the attempt of some task.
  • adj. Being very able and ingenious in business dealings.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having a disposition for or a tendency to enterprise; ready to undertake, or resolute or prompt to attempt, important or untried schemes.
  • Synonyms Adventurous, Enterprising. Rash, etc. (see adventurous); alert, stirring, energetic, smart, wide-awake.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    lazy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    energetic    go-ahead    pushing    pushful   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    industrious    adventurous    resourceful    courageous    ambitious    wealthy    intrepid    prudent    influential    hardy