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

Residents from Minnesota to Washington, DC, told CNN the noxious air has disrupted their lives, seeping into everything from their health and leisure to their businesses and family life. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

That convergence is drawing together businesses that once occupied separate corners of the market, from consumer staples companies selling food to biotech firms developing medicines and veterinary providers offering increasingly sophisticated care. — Elsa Ohlen,carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Economic development leaders and businesses hope that AI will drive a productivity boom. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Many businesses never reopened, countless families never returned, and major employers such as the Kansas City Stockyards entered a long decline that ultimately ended in their closure. — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

This is a dangerous cycle with implications for investors and businesses across the economy. — Justin Worland, Time, 18 July 2026

At the same time, businesses are just starting to grapple with the impact of artificial intelligence. — Svenja Gudell, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Small businesses are struggling to hire, with 62% trying to fill positions but 84% unable to find qualified applicants, revealing a significant skills gap. — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

The news is a welcome relief to those affected, but still leaves businesses, workers, and communities scrambling to figure out what will happen next. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026