Synonyms & related words for undertaking

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of undertaking — including task, project, endeavor, venture, accomplishment, labor. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to undertaking

Explore words related to undertaking — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include copartnery, undertakes, undertook, undertaken, undertakable, emprise, designment, moliminous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for undertaking

Common synonyms for undertaking include task, project, endeavor, venture, accomplishment, labor, doing, effort — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does undertaking come from?

The word undertaking breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Old Norse origin: under-, from Old English under (“beneath, below”); and -tak, from Old Norse taka (“take”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.