enterprising
ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes; energetic in carrying out any undertaking: Business is in need of enterprising young people.
characterized by great imagination or initiative: an enterprising foreign policy.
Origin of enterprising
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Other words from enterprising
- en·ter·pris·ing·ly, adverb
- non·en·ter·pris·ing, adjective
- un·en·ter·pris·ing, adjective
- un·en·ter·pris·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use enterprising in a sentence
While modernizing agriculture is one proposed solution to fixing food insecurity in the city, some of Istanbul’s most enterprising farmers have been leaning on one another.
A trademark application was filed for that name last summer, perhaps by a law firm covertly representing the team or by an enterprising fan hoping to sell it for six figures.
So much so, in fact, that enterprising fans set up their own, remote version of the game during the early months of the pandemic.
Alex Burdette, a recent hire at Blenko who first reached out to Pavlovic on Instagram, credits the company’s willingness to pair the enterprising spirit of young creatives with institutional knowledge inside its factory.
How a mythical backwoods monster saved a struggling West Virginia glass company | Molly Born | May 6, 2021 | Washington PostConde designed the game through Discord’s open source bot development tools, which allows enterprising gamers to create mods and add-ons to streamline the social experience on their servers.
On Discord, bots find a foothold as mini indie success stories | Luke Winkie | March 25, 2021 | Washington Post
In any case, some enterprising independent producer might have enough material for a reality-show pilot.
The shift in language and content is click-bait for the enterprising eBay-er.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts | Candida Moss | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven the most enterprising toddler would have a hard time swallowing one.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R. | Russell Saunders | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven so, the process of globalization began thousands of years ago, thanks especially to the work of enterprising mariners.
But if you look hard enough, you can find some enterprising souls who are doing just that.
Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThere was an immediate response among those who were enterprising.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAccording to Froissart, he was 'esteemed the bravest and most enterprising knight in the two kingdoms.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonWould we have continued an enterprising missionary Church through it all?
Hymns from the East | John BrownlieAnother point—they are far more enterprising than the rich men's sons that preceded this generation—or set, rather.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for enterprising
/ (ˈɛntəˌpraɪzɪŋ) /
ready to embark on new ventures; full of boldness and initiative
Derived forms of enterprising
- enterprisingly, adverb
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