UNDERTAKING Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

undertaking 1 of 2

noun

Definition of undertaking

as in endeavor

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Relevance

as in contract

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as in initiative

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undertaking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of undertake

as in accepting

to take to or upon oneself undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own

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Recent Examples of undertaking

Noun

But changing a constitutional right is a much bigger undertaking. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Still, an intercity connection covering the Austin–San Antonio corridor would represent a substantially larger and more complex undertaking. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

Before undertaking any renovations, the owners lived in the home for two years to get a feel for the place. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 During the meeting, Board Vice President Daryl Terwilleger reminded community members the task force is undertaking a months-long process, and a proper decision will take time to make. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undertaking

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking

Noun

That cultural duality made her early casting endeavors more challenging than anticipated.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Bellen's parents focused more on nurturing their children's gifts and interests like entrepreneurship and education and supporting their endeavors.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of endeavor

Noun

Sentara Health, a hospital system in Virginia with more than $14 billion of revenue, recently went through a contract dispute with Anthem, the health plan owned by Elevance Health.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
SeaGuardian is the maritime variant of the MQ-9B Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) operated by the USN as part of a Company-Owned, Company-Operated (COCO) contract with GA-ASI supporting an ongoing capability assessment for the 7th Fleet.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of contract

Noun

Much of the president's frustration has come after the court ruled against him on some of his central initiatives, including tariffs and birthright citizenship.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Earlier in the year, Abundantia announced another AI studio initiative, teaming with AI video tech company InVideo to launch a film studio, which will develop a slate of five films over the next few years.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiative

Verb

Finally, in a twist on the classic Green Lantern oath from the comics, John personalizes the phrase with an emphasis on his newfound accepting of his fear.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
But Searchlight hopes the music committee will consider accepting the one Collective in this case.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepting

Noun

Both residents and politicians fear the court ruling would tarnish Kosovo's independence struggle.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Evidence at the crime scene led investigators to believe there had likely been a struggle between Feldman and her killer leading up her death, suggesting that Feldman had fought hard.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of struggle

Noun

In reality, a good AI governance framework is connective tissue between an organization’s ambition to use AI for greater good and the assurance that good is actually being delivered.

— Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Tjon brings more than 16 years of experience across certification, assurance and global textile supply chains.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of assurance

Noun

Many districts, including Miami-Dade, have leased their buildings out to private schools or other education or childcare enterprises.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Allegedly, Lui used his company—a provider of server hardware, including from Nvidia partner Supermicro—to sell enterprise GPUs to buyers in China, even as the US has been blocking such sales to the country.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of enterprise

Verb

Skydance will have a mountain of debt, projected to be north of $80 billion, after assuming the debt burdens of previous M&A incurred by Paramount and WBD and raising new debt financing.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
In my hypothetical example, his 2026 fortune falls from $908 billion reported by Forbes to about $317 billion in my counterfactual 10 percent wealth tax example (again, assuming his wealth over the past 10 years grew smoothly).

— Jeff Hoopes, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

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