enterprise
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
he had doubts about the whole enterprise
Types & categories
- task hypernym
- fraudulent scheme hyponym
- forlorn hope hyponym
- business activity hyponym
Related & opposite
- entrepreneur derivation
- endeavor derivation
Sense 2 noun
an organization created for business ventures
a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
Types & categories
- organization hypernym
- giant hyponym
- collective hyponym
- business hyponym
- commercial enterprise hyponym
Related & opposite
- entrepreneur derivation
Sense 3 noun
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
Types & categories
- drive hypernym
Related & opposite
- entrepreneur derivation
- go ahead derivation
- enterprising derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | entrepreneur |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | endeavor |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | task |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fraudulent scheme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | forlorn hope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | business activity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | entrepreneur |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | giant |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | collective |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | business |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | commercial enterprise |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | entrepreneur |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | go ahead |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | enterprising |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | drive |