Need another word that means the same as “enterprising”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “enterprising” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Enterprising” are: resourceful, imaginative, ingenious, inventive, original, creative
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “enterprising” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| creative | Having good imagination or original ideas. Creative work. |
| imaginative | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action. Making imaginative use of computer software. |
| ingenious | (of a machine or idea) cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose. Ingenious devices. |
| inventive | Having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally. Inventive ceramics. |
| original | Not dependent on other people’s ideas; inventive or novel. His work is based on only original not secondary sources. |
| resourceful | Having inner resources; adroit or imaginative. He maintained her reputation for being a resourceful problem solver. |
| active | An active form of a verb. An active seaport. |
| ambitious | Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed. Ambitious schedule. |
| assiduity | Great and constant diligence and attention. The assiduity with which he could wear down his opponents. |
| assiduous | Showing great care and perseverance. Her assiduous attempts to learn French. |
| bustling | Moving about in an energetic and busy manner. The bustling little town. |
| cheerily | In a cheerful manner. He chats cheerily about city living. |
| diligence | A diligent effort. His diligence won him quick promotions. |
| diligent | Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks. After diligent searching he found a parcel. |
| driven | Operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power. Wind driven sand. |
| eager | Strongly wanting to do or have something. Eager to learn. |
| effervescent | Used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide. An effervescent mixture of cheap wine fruit flavours sugar and carbon dioxide. |
| energetic | Showing or involving great activity or vitality. Energetic X rays. |
| feisty | Touchy and aggressive. A love story with a feisty heroine who s more than a pretty face. |
| hardworking | Characterized by hard work and perseverance. |
| indefatigable | Showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality. An indefatigable advocate of equal rights. |
| industrious | Characterized by hard work and perseverance. An industrious people striving to make their country prosperous. |
| inexhaustible | Incapable of being entirely consumed or used up. An inexhaustible supply of coal. |
| intelligent | Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree. Is there intelligent life in the universe. |
| motivated | Provided with a motive or given incentive for action. A group of politically motivated men. |
| overambitious | Excessively ambitious. An overambitious expansion programme. |
| painstaking | Characterized by extreme care and great effort. Painstaking attention to detail. |
| propulsive | Having the quality of driving or pushing forwards. A strong blast of air gave the vehicle its propulsive force. |
| sedulous | (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence. He watched himself with the most sedulous care. |
| sprightly | (especially of an old person) lively; full of energy. A sprightly dance. |
| steadily | In a controlled or unwavering manner. The business has been growing steadily. |
| strenuous | Characterized by or performed with much energy or force. The government made strenuous efforts to upgrade the quality of the teaching profession. |
| striving | An effortful attempt to attain a goal. |
| tireless | Characterized by hard work and perseverance. A tireless campaigner. |
| unflagging | Showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality. His apparently unflagging enthusiasm impressed her. |
| vigorous | Characterized by or involving physical strength, effort, or energy. Vigorous opposition to the war. |
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