Synonyms of businesses

businesses

noun

plural of business

1

as in companies

a commercial or industrial activity or organization

most of the local businesses belong to the association

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in things

something to be dealt with

we have one piece of business remaining for today's meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• things
• matters
• problems
• issues
• affairs
• concerns
• worries
• crises
• considerations
• emergencies
• balls of wax
• responsibilities
• troubles
• predicaments
• crossroads
• flash points
• exigencies
• straits
• care
• junctures
• corners
• heads
• crunches
• spots
• lookouts
• hot waters
• pickles
• zero hours
• impasses
• jams
• holes
• fixes
• deadlocks
• scrapes
• standstills
• halts
• pinches
• stalemates

3

as in jobs

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

plants going about the business of photosynthesis provide the Earth with a renewable source of oxygen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jobs
• purposes
• roles
• tasks
• functions
• parts
• works
• places
• capacities
• positions
• missions
• offices
• services
• activities
• hands
• concerns
• situations
• occupations
• affairs
• involvements
• vocations
• participations
• duties
• responsibilities
• posts
• pursuits
• niches
• uses
• assignments
• employs
• commissions
• callings
• charges

4

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

if you want a medical malpractice lawyer, he's the best in the business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• areas
• departments
• domains
• realms
• walks
• fields
• spheres
• kingdoms
• provinces
• specialties
• elements
• territories
• disciplines
• circles
• terrains
• fronts
• games
• arenas
• precincts
• studies
• subjects
• fiefs
• fiefdoms
• professions
• lines
• confines
• baronies
• pursuits
• bailiwicks
• occupations
• demesnes
• firmaments
• frontiers
• vocations
• scopes
• dimensions
• rackets
• widths
• reaches
• amplitudes
• turfs
• compasses
• sweeps
• extents
• breadths
• ambits
• subfields
• subspecialties
• kens

5

as in missions

a specific task with which a person or group is charged

the interrogators demanded to know what business the suspect had in the restricted area at that time of night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jobs
• missions
• assignments
• operations
• duties
• responsibilities
• requirements
• posts
• offices
• details
• obligations
• briefs
• needs
• charges
• works
• burdens
• commitments
• errands
• chores
• appointments
• promises
• commissions
• constraints
• labors
• nominations
• designations
• restraints
• pledges
• compulsions

6

as in betrayals

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another

the price for giving the drug lord the business was certain death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betrayals
• treacheries
• deceptions
• deceits
• treasons
• double crosses
• sellouts
• infidelities
• disloyalties
• perfidies
• abandonments
• backstabbings
• falsities
• duplicities
• frauds
• double-dealings
• desertions
• trickeries
• guiles
• talebearings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loyalties
• allegiances
• devotions
• fidelities
• fealties
• protections
• defenses
• safeguards
• shields
• dependabilities
• reliabilities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of businesses

Aging pipes must be replaced, leaks prevented, emergencies addressed and critical systems kept operating for homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. — Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Opponents see the existing exemption as helpful in the development of new businesses tied to the state’s ongoing artificial intelligence boom, California Manufacturers and Technology Association CEO Lance Hastings said. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Many original homes and businesses still remain, and the entire downtown is designated as a National Historic District. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

Among the key requirements, businesses must have operated in the county for at least two years and have gross revenues of less than $5 million. — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

But the law generally only applies to specific types of health businesses, including medical offices, hospitals and insurers, not telehealth companies offering prescriptions, counseling, DNA tests and other online services. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

The main goal is to try to cool down prices by trying to get people and businesses to think more carefully about their spending. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

But some American mahjong businesses, including Heron House and Oh My Mahjong, have received online comments about exclusivity and losing the game’s roots. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Most businesses, government agencies and medical practices have secure portals for online payments. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026