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UNDERTAKING Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word undertaking. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word undertaking. (close relations)
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assignment
nounn
noun

• a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

• the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

• the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

duty
nounn
noun

• the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

• work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons

• a government tax on imports or exports

effort
nounn
noun

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

• a notable achievement

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

endeavor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

verb

• attempt by employing effort

enterprise
nounn
noun

• a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

• an organization created for business ventures

• readiness to embark on bold new ventures

job
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

• any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

• a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'

• a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

• an object worked on; a result produced by working

• the responsibility to do something

• the performance of a piece of work

• a damaging piece of work

• a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

• (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

• a crime (especially a robbery)

verb

• profit privately from public office and official business

• arranged for contracted work to be done by others

• work occasionally

• invest at a risk

mission
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

• an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters

• a special assignment that is given to a person or group

• the organized work of a religious missionary

• a group of representatives or delegates

operation
nounn
noun

• the state of being in effect or being operative

• a business especially one run on a large scale

• a planned activity involving many people performing various actions

• (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

• activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

• a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

• a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

• process or manner of functioning or operating

• (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

• (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods

• the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)

project
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a planned undertaking

verb

• communicate vividly

• extend out or project in space

• transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

• project on a screen

• cause to be heard

• draw a projection of

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• put or send forth

• throw, send, or cast forward

• regard as objective

task
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

verb

• assign a task to

• use to the limit

venture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

• an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

• a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

verb

• proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• put at risk

attempt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• the act of attacking

verb

• make an effort or attempt

• enter upon an activity or enterprise

contract
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

• (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

• a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

verb

• enter into a contractual arrangement

• engage by written agreement

• squeeze or press together

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• become smaller or draw together

• make smaller

• compress or concentrate

• make or become more narrow or restricted

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

guarantee
adverb, nounadv, n
noun

• a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

• an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true

• a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults

verb

• give surety or assume responsibility

• make certain of

• promise to do or accomplish

• stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

tackle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team

• gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

• gear used in fishing

• (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, typically opposite one of the offensive guards

• (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground

verb

• accept as a challenge

• put a harness

• seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

set about
verbv
verb

• begin to deal with

• enter upon an activity or enterprise

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

take in charge
verbv
verb

• accept as a charge

take on
verbv
verb

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

• accept as a challenge

• admit into a group or community

• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

Best Hypernyms For UNDERTAKING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for undertaking, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
assure promise accept activity assignment confront consent duty endeavor enterprise face initiate job mission pioneer project task venture
Phrases (2)
face upgo for

Alternatives for ASSIGNMENT

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