Synonyms of companies

companies 1 of 2

noun

plural of company

1

as in troupes

an organized group of stage performers

a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving opera companies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troupes
• troops
• stock companies
• ensembles
• dramatis personae
• casts

2

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

a company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• crews
• armies
• platoons
• parties
• squads
• battalions
• brigades
• bands
• gangs
• troops
• outfits
• departments
• troupes
• corps
• staffs
• forces
• stables
• administrations
• help
• hosts
• posses
• personnels

3

as in firms

a commercial or industrial activity or organization

she works for a construction company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firms
• enterprises
• houses
• businesses
• interests
• corporations
• agencies
• concerns
• associations
• establishments
• outfits
• dealers
• conglomerates
• multinationals
• outlets
• chains
• trusts
• cartels
• syndicates
• combines
• microenterprises

companies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of company

1

as in associates

to come or be together as friends

in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associates
• travels
• bonds
• runs
• collaborates
• sorts
• connects
• mixes
• groups
• joins
• teams
• relates
• friends
• chums
• mingles
• consorts
• allies
• clubs
• takes up with
• fraternizes
• hooks up
• affiliates
• keeps company (with)
• hangs (around or out)
• rubs shoulders (with)
• befriends
• couples
• pals (around)
• falls in with
• cooperates
• gangs
• sides
• bands
• rubs elbows (with)
• is friends with
• rallies
• links
• hobnobs
• consociates
• ties
• leagues
• messes around
• interrelates
• colludes
• socializes
• gets along
• gets on
• confederates
• attaches
• knots
• conjoins
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• snubs
• alienates
• cold-shoulders
• splits (up)
• estranges
• splits
• breaks up
• disperses
• divorces
• disbands
• severs
• dissociates
• disunites
• disjoins
• sunders

2

as in accompanies

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

may the Good Lord company you on your journey home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• escorts
• companions
• convoys
• attends
• squires
• sees
• chaperones
• brings
• teams (up)
• walks
• guides
• associates
• pilots
• guards
• protects
• defends
• leads
• ushers
• tails
• shadows
• follows
• steers
• consorts
• tags
• hangs (around)
• pals (around)
• hovers (over)
• conducts
• tags along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ditches
• abandons
• dumps
• deserts
• forsakes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of companies

Noun

Major companies that have strong confidence in Morocco and its industrial upgrading include Stellantis, which is investing more than $1 billion to expand its automotive plant, while Gotion High-Tech is building an electric battery gigafactory. — Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026

Privacy concerns The EU’s new mandate also highlights critical questions over privacy in the AI era — and the challenges tech companies and regulators face in solving them. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

As governments and technology companies invest billions of dollars in quantum computing, concerns about verification, transparency, and reliability are becoming increasingly important. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

The national organization is working to convene companies like Anthropic and Amazon, with experts and state government officials to the same table to create a plan. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

The bank came under an intense public campaign for its relationship with CoreCivic and GEO who demanded that Citizens cut ties with the two companies. — Ken Sweet, Fortune, 18 July 2026

But interest in the nascent field is rising as companies notch up milestones, such as enabling people with degenerative conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to type or play video games using brain signals. — Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Nike has global scale, athlete relationships, product history, distribution reach, and cultural relevance that most companies would love to have. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

What’s been big for them has been the ability for larger companies like Rally House and Taste of Kansas City to try their selection of hot sauces. — Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

Verb

French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026