enterprising
adjectiveHow many syllables in enterprising?
There are 4 syllables in the word enterprising.How to pronounce enterprising:
Definition of enterprising:
- enterprising (adjective):
- full of boldness and initiative
- marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
- marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects.
Synonyms for enterprising:
active
adventuresome
adventurous
aggressive
alert
ambitious
assertive
audacious
bold
confident
daring
dynamic
eager
energetic
enthusiastic
entrepreneurial
fierce
go-getting
gumptious
high-pressure
imaginative
in-your-face
industrious
ingenious
intrepid
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Antonyms for enterprising:
ambitionless
apathetic
aw-shucks
backward
bashful
breezy
diffident
easy
easygoing
feckless
hesitant
humble
indirect
inoffensive
insecure
laid-back
lazy
low-pressure
meek
modest
mousy
nonassertive
passive
quiet
reserved
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Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- embodiment
- debutante
- cynicism
- preservation
- plagiarize
- innuendo
- Arianna
- affluency
- timeliness
- prosecutor
- operatic
- inheritance
- economist
- cordially
- atmospheric
- armadillo
- poetically
- amygdala
- synonymous
- rigorously
- pistachios
- mpumalanga
- infiltrator
- indigenous
- execution
- depravity
- acceptable
- prosciutto
- cultivation
- Samaritan
- primavera
- fellow-creature
- disposition
- anaerobic
- accompanies
- insouciant
- extravagant
- detectable
- curriculum
- coalition
- belatedly
- vegetables
- conciliate
- commensalist
- apprehensive
- fragility
- conservation
- astrologer
- bareheaded
- nursery rhyme
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Syllable Fun Fact
A haiku traditionally consists of seventeen 'on' or morae, often translated as syllables in English, arranged in a 5-7-5 pattern.
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