Synonyms for Undertake:

n.
- commit yourself
- say yes
- give (someone) your word
- obligation
- set-to
• carry out
- carry
• embark on
- embark
v.
• accept
- concurred with
- concurring with
- concurs with
- cooperated with
- cooperates with
- cooperating with
- gave go ahead
- gave go-ahead
- gave goahead
- gave green light
- gave nod
- gave stamp approval
- gave stamp of approval
- gave the go ahead
- gave the go-ahead
- gave the goahead
- gave the green light
- gave the nod
- give go ahead
- give goahead
- give stamp approval
- give the go ahead
- give the goahead
- gives go ahead
- gives go-ahead
- gives goahead
- gives green light
- gives nod
- gives stamp approval
- gives stamp of approval
- gives the go ahead
- gives the go-ahead
- gives the goahead
- gives the green light
- gives the nod
- giving go ahead
- giving go-ahead
- giving goahead
- giving green light
- giving nod
- giving stamp approval
- giving stamp of approval
- giving the go ahead
- giving the go-ahead
- giving the goahead
- giving the green light
- giving the nod
- lapping up
- laps up
- re cognize
- re cognized
- re cognizes
- re cognizing
- re-cognize
- re-cognized
- re-cognizes
- re-cognizing
- rubber-stamped
- rubber-stamping
- rubberstamped
- rubberstamping
- rubberstamps
- sets store by
- setting store by
- signed off on
- signing off on
- signs off on
- signs on
- take one upon
- takes one on
- takes one up on
- takes one upon
- takes up on
- takes upon
- taking one on
- taking one up on
- taking one upon
- taking up on
- taking upon
- thumbsed up
- thumbses up
- thumbsing up
- took one on
- took one up on
- took one upon
- took up on
- took upon
- under take
- under taken
- under takes
- under taking
- under took
- under-take
- under-taken
- under-takes
- under-taking
- under-took
• act
- co oked
- co oking
- co-oked
- co-oking
- did a number
- did number
- did one thing
- did one's thing
- did ones thing
- did thing
- didst a number
- didst number
- didst one thing
- didst one's thing
- didst ones thing
- didst thing
- do number
- do one thing
- do ones thing
- do thing
- does a number
- does number
- does one thing
- does one's thing
- does ones thing
- does thing
- doest a number
- doest number
- doest one thing
- doest one's thing
- doest ones thing
- doest thing
- doeth a number
- doeth number
- doeth one thing
- doeth one's thing
- doeth ones thing
- doeth thing
- doing a number
- doing number
- doing one thing
- doing one's thing
- doing ones thing
- doing thing
- dost a number
- dost number
- dost one thing
- dost one's thing
- dost ones thing
- dost thing
- doth a number
- doth number
- doth one thing
- doth one's thing
- doth ones thing
- doth thing
- gat in there
- gat there
- gets in there
- gets there
- getting in there
- getting there
- go route
- go town
- goes for broke
- goes in for
- goes route
- goes that route
- goes to town
- goes town
- going for it
- going in for
- going route
- going that route
- going to town
- going town
- got in there
- got there
- gotten in there
- gotten there
- makes progress
- pre side
- pre sided
- pre sides
- pre siding
- pre-side
- pre-sided
- pre-sides
- pre-siding
- takes effect
- takes part
- taking effect
- taking steps
- took effect
- transorted
- transorting
- transorts
- went for broke
- went in for
- went route
- went that route
- went to town
- went town
• address
- applied oneself to
- applies oneself to
- applies to
- applying oneself to
- applying to
- attending to
- attends to
- devoted oneself to
- devotes oneself to
- devotes to
- devoting oneself to
- devoting to
- engages in
- engaging in
- focused on
- focuses on
- focusing on
- focussed on
- focusses on
- focussing on
- goes at
- going at
- had a go at
- had go at
- haddest a go at
- haddest at
- haddest go at
- hadst a go at
- hadst at
- hadst go at
- hammering away
- has a go at
- has at
- has go at
- hast a go at
- hast at
- hast go at
- hath a go at
- hath at
- hath go at
- have go at
- having a go at
- having at
- having go at
- knuckled down to
- knuckles down to
- knuckling down to
- pegged away
- pegging away
- pegs away
- pitch in to
- pitched in to
- pitched into
- pitches in to
- pitches into
- pitching in to
- pitching into
- plugged away at
- plugging away at
- plugs away at
- taking care of
- threw in to
- threw into
- threw oneself in to
- threw oneself into
- throw in to
- throw into
- throw oneself in to
- throwing in to
- throwing into
- throwing oneself in to
- throwing oneself into
- throws in to
- throws into
- throws oneself in to
- throws oneself into
- turned to
- turning to
- turns to
• approach
- sets about
- setting about
• attempt
- did level best
- didst level best
- does level best
- doest level best
- doeth level best
- doing level best
- dost level best
- doth level best
- exerted oneself
- exerting oneself
- exerts oneself
- gave a fling
- gave a go
- gave a try
- gave a whirl
- gave best shot
- gave fling
- gave go
- gave it a go
- gave it a try
- gave it go
- gave it try
- gave old college try
- gave try
- gave whirl
- give fling
- give go
- give it go
- give it try
- give try
- give whirl
- gives a fling
- gives a go
- gives a try
- gives a whirl
- gives best shot
- gives fling
- gives go
- gives it a go
- gives it a try
- gives it go
- gives it try
- gives old college try
- gives try
- gives whirl
- giving a fling
- giving a try
- giving a whirl
- giving best shot
- giving fling
- giving go
- giving it a go
- giving it a try
- giving it go
- giving it try
- giving old college try
- giving try
- giving whirl
- go limit
- goes limit
- goes the limit
- going limit
- going the limit
- had a crack
- had crack
- haddest a crack
- haddest crack
- hadst a crack
- hadst crack
- has a crack
- has crack
- hast a crack
- hast crack
- hath a crack
- hath crack
- have crack
- having a crack
- having crack
- made a run at
- made run at
- make run at
- makes a run at
- makes run at
- making a run at
- making run at
- shoot works
- shooting the works
- shooting works
- shoots the works
- shoots works
- shot the works
- shot works
- take stab at
- takes a stab at
- takes best shot
- takes stab at
- taking a stab at
- taking best shot
- taking stab at
- took a stab at
- took best shot
- took stab at
- tried hand at
- tried one hand at
- tried one's hand at
- tried ones hand at
- tries hand at
- tries one hand at
- tries one's hand at
- tries ones hand at
- try one hand at
- try ones hand at
- trying hand at
- trying one hand at
- trying one's hand at
- trying ones hand at
- went limit
- went the limit
• attempt, engage in
- volunteer
• begin
- birth
- bud
- conceive
- create
- dawn
- develop
- emerge
- form
- germinate
- hatch
- inaugurate
- induct
- initialize
- originate
- prepare
- spring
- sprout
- stem
• contract
- accept offer
- accepted offer
- accepting offer
- accepts offer
- became indebted
- becomes indebted
- becoming indebted
- came around
- comes around
- coming around
- enter in to
- entering into
- firm deal
- firmed a deal
- firmed deal
- firming a deal
- firming deal
- firms a deal
- firms deal
- gave one word
- gave one's word
- gave ones word
- gave word
- give one word
- give ones word
- gives one word
- gives one's word
- gives ones word
- gives word
- giving one word
- giving one's word
- giving ones word
- giving word
- hammered out deal
- hammering out deal
- hammers out deal
- initialling
- it a deal
- it a dealing
- it a deals
- it a dealt
- it deal
- it dealing
- it deals
- it dealt
- it's a dealing
- it's a deals
- it's a dealt
- it's deal
- it's dealing
- it's deals
- it's dealt
- its a deal
- its a dealing
- its a deals
- its a dealt
- its deal
- its dealing
- its deals
- its dealt
- made terms
- makes terms
- making terms
- put writing
- puts in writing
- puts writing
- putting in writing
- putting writing
- shake hands it
- shakes hands it
- shakes hands on it
- shaking hands it
- shaking hands on it
- shook hands it
- shook hands on it
- signed for
- signed papers
- signing for
- signing papers
- signs for
- signs papers
- sware to
- swearing to
- swears to
- swore to
- worked out details
- working out details
- works out details
- wrought out details
• creation
- undertake
• dare
- am bold
- are bold
- art bold
- being bold
- end anger
- end angered
- end angering
- end angers
- end-anger
- end-angered
- end-angering
- end-angers
- is bold
- made bold
- makes bold
- making bold
- plucked up
- plucking up
- plucks up
- ran risk
- ran the risk
- run risk
- running risk
- running the risk
- runs risk
- runs the risk
- take chance
- takes a chance
- takes chance
- takes heart
- taking a chance
- taking heart
- took a chance
- took chance
- took heart
- tried hand
- tried one hand
- tried one's hand
- tried ones hand
- tries hand
- tries one hand
- tries one's hand
- tries ones hand
- try hand
- try one hand
- try ones hand
- trying hand
- trying one hand
- trying one's hand
- trying ones hand
- was bold
- wast bold
- were bold
- wert bold
• dispense
- dis charge
- dis charged
- dis charges
- dis charging
- dis-charge
- dis-charged
- dis-charges
- dis-charging
• do
- am responsible for
- are responsible for
- art responsible for
- being responsible for
- gat ready
- gat with it
- gets ready
- gets with it
- getting with it
- got with it
- gotten ready
- gotten with it
- makes ready
- saw to
- seeing to
- sees to
- take care business
- takes care business
- takes care of business
- taking care business
- took care business
- took care of business
- trans act
- trans acted
- trans acting
- trans acts
- trans-act
- trans-acted
- trans-acting
- trans-acts
- was responsible for
- wast responsible for
- were responsible for
- wert responsible for
• endeavor
- aim
- maneuver
- proceed
• engage
- Preengaged
- Preengaging
- be troth
- be troths
- be witch
- be witched
- be witches
- be witching
- be-troth
- be-troths
- be-witch
- be-witched
- be-witches
- be-witching
- goes out for
- going out for
- had a fling at
- had fling at
- haddest a fling at
- haddest fling at
- hadst a fling at
- hadst fling at
- has a fling at
- has fling at
- hast a fling at
- hast fling at
- hath a fling at
- hath fling at
- have fling at
- having a fling at
- having fling at
- keeping busy
- keeps busy
- kept busy
- pre engage
- pre engaged
- pre engages
- pre engaging
- pre occupied
- pre occupies
- pre occupy
- pre occupying
- pre-engage
- pre-engaged
- pre-engages
- pre-engaging
- pre-occupied
- pre-occupies
- pre-occupy
- pre-occupying
- preengages
- tried for size
- tried on for size
- tries for size
- tries on for size
- trothed
- trothing
- trying for size
- trying on for size
- went out for
• essay
- had a shot
- had at it
- had go
- had shot
- haddest a go
- haddest a shot
- haddest at it
- haddest go
- haddest it
- haddest shot
- hadst a go
- hadst a shot
- hadst at it
- hadst go
- hadst it
- hadst shot
- has a go
- has a shot
- has at it
- has go
- has it
- has shot
- hast a go
- hast a shot
- hast at it
- hast go
- hast it
- hast shot
- hath a go
- hath a shot
- hath at it
- hath go
- hath it
- hath shot
- have go
- have shot
- having a go
- having a shot
- having at it
- having go
- having it
- having shot
- put test
- put the test
- put to test
- puts test
- puts the test
- puts to test
- puts to the test
- putting test
- putting the test
- putting to test
- putting to the test
- take whack at
- takes a whack at
- takes whack at
- taking a whack at
- taking whack at
- took a whack at
- took whack at
• fall to
- am to
- am up to
- are to
- are up to
- art to
- art up to
- be to
- being to
- being up to
- is to
- is up to
- jumped in
- jumping in
- jumps in
- wade in to
- waded in to
- waded into
- wades in to
- wades into
- wading in to
- wading into
- was to
- was up to
- wast to
- wast up to
- were to
- were up to
- wert to
- wert up to
• go into
- am absorbed in
- are absorbed in
- art absorbed in
- being absorbed in
- gat involved with
- gets involved with
- getting involved with
- go in to
- got involved with
- gotten involved with
- is absorbed in
- take up on oneself
- takes up on oneself
- takes upon oneself
- taking up on oneself
- taking upon oneself
- took up on oneself
- took upon oneself
- was absorbed in
- wast absorbed in
- were absorbed in
- wert absorbed in
• pursue
- aspire
- chase
- dog
- harry
- hunt
- intend
- quest
- search
- sleuth
- stalk
- tail
- track
- trail
• venture
- campaign
- scheme
Other synonyms:

•

accede
incur
swear

•

launch
yield

•

institute
shoulder

•

lead

•

enter

Other relevant words:

• act

• approach

Embarking
set about

• begin

• carry on

wage

• carry out

• contract

• endeavor

• go into

be absorbed in
get involved with
take upon oneself

• pass

• promise

• resolve

• tackle

apply oneself
bang away at
embarked upon
square off
squared off
squaring off
start ball rolling
start the ball rolling
take a shot at
work on
worked on
working on

• take

• take on

• Other relevant words (noun):

start

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

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Equivalence
- Adjective
  undertaking.
- Proper noun, singular
  undertaking, Undertaken, Undertakings, undertakes.
- Noun, singular or mass
  undertaking.
Reverse Entailment
- Verb, base form
  uundertake.
Independent
- Coordinating conjunction
  initiate.
- Preposition or subordinating conjunction
  initiate.
- Adjective
  initiate.
- Proper noun, singular
  initiate, needs, initiates, passes, choices, items, launches.
- Noun, singular or mass
  initiate.
- Verb, past tense
  agreed, built, commissioned, initiate, initiated, pledged, promised, secured, shot, Went, Threw, started, ensured.
- Verb, gerund or present participle
  entering, Committing.
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  initiate, starts.
- Verb, 3rd person singular present
  proceeds, Hires, Institutes, contracts, encourages, prevails, binds, urges, enters, obliges, invites, initiates, pursues, ensures, employs, starts, launches, involves, recognizes, entails.
- Verb, base form
  acquire, attain, attend, comply, consider, enlist, formulate, fulfill, hire, initiate, instigate, investigate, manage, monitor, monitoring, ratify, shoulder, sustain, undermine, underwrite, unfold, Ratifying, agrees, holds.
Other Related
- Adjective
  conducting, take.
- Proper noun, singular
  conducting, take, takes.
- Noun, singular or mass
  conducting, take.
- Verb, past tense
  engaged, Embarked, Vowed.
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  take.
- Verb, 3rd person singular present
  incurs, engages.
- Verb, base form
  administer, embark, entrust, incur, take, takes.

What are the hypernyms for Undertake?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Other hypernyms:
assume, attempt, commence, commit, embark on, endeavor, engage, pledge, pursue, tackle, enter into.

What are the hyponyms for Undertake?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for undertake (as verbs)
- creation
  initiate, pioneer.

What are the opposite words for undertake?

Undertake is a verb that means to commit oneself to or take on a task or responsibility. The antonyms for this word are abandon, neglect, and refuse. Abandon refers to giving up or quitting a task or responsibility, while neglect means to ignore or overlook something. Refuse means to decline or reject a task or responsibility. Other antonyms for undertaking are disregard, shirk, and avoid. Disregard means to pay no attention to, while shirk means to avoid doing something or to dodge responsibility. Avoid means to keep away from or stay clear of something. All of these words represent the opposite of undertaking or taking on a task.

What are the antonyms for Undertake?

n.
• noun
- cease
v.
• attempt, engage in
- abstain
- break
- complete
- conclude
- deny
- disagree
- discourage
- end
- finish
- forego
- forget
- neglect
- refuse
- stay
- stop
• noun
- abnegate
- avoid
- back down
- back off
- backtrack
- bypass
- decline
- detour
- disavow
- disclaim
- dismiss
- disown
- drop
- forbear
- give up
- let go
- omit
- overlook
- pass by
- refrain
- reject
- spurn
- take back
- throw away
- throw over
- throw up
- turn down
- unsay
- withdraw
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Usage examples for Undertake

They wished to get him out of the way, but hardly dared to undertake such a high-handed proceeding before the captain and crew of the tug.

"Leo the Circus Boy"

Ralph Bonehill

We cannot, however, undertake anything else.

"In Desert and Wilderness"

Henryk Sienkiewicz

A personal encounter is not at all improbable, and in that event you would inevitably suffer bodily harm, and perhaps death, for the man who would undertake such a piece of work as this would not hesitate to take human life.

"The Man from Jericho"

Edwin Carlile Litsey

Famous quotes with Undertake

Scientific corporations might well become almost independent states and be enabled to undertake their largest experiments without consulting the outside world - a world which would be less and less able to judge what the experiments were about.

John Desmond Bernal
I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard.

Hans Blix
With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

Napoleon Bonaparte
I don't really consider myself to be an actor of any particular style. My aim with every role I undertake is to be truthful and honest in that particular portrayal. I don't have a particular methodology from any one school of thought or training.

Benjamin Bratt
To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.

Thomas Carlyle

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n.

v.

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