Meaning of ENTERPRISING
| Pronunciation: | | 'entur`prIzing
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- [adj] marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world"
- [adj] marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far"
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| | Synonyms: | | aggressive, ambitious, energetic, entrepreneurial, gumptious, industrious, pushful, pushing, pushy, up-and-coming |
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| | Antonyms: | | nonenterprising, unenterprising | | |
| | See Also: | | adventuresome, adventurous | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En"ter*pri`sing\, a.
Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by
enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an
enterprising man or firm. -- {En"ter*pri`sing*ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | active, acute, adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, animated, aspiring, assiduous, audacious, bold, brave, brisk, busy, courageous, craving, daring, dashing, determined, diligent, driving, dynamic, eager, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic, foolhardy, forceful, forcible, full of pep, go-ahead, go-go, hardworking, hard-working, hearty, hungry, hustling, impetuous, incisive, indefatigable, industrious, intense, itching, keen, kinetic, lively, living, lusty, mettlesome, overbold, peppy, persevering, purposeful, purposive, pushful, pushing, pushy, resolute, resolved, resourceful, robust, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, strenuous, strong, take-charge, take-over, tireless, trenchant, up-and-coming, venturesome, venturous, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, yearning, zealous, zestful, zesty, zippy |
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