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

Among the many potential downsides for letting the national debt get too high was that the federal government would suck up so much capital that businesses wouldn’t be left with enough. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

For businesses under a few million in revenue, this is usually the number buyers and their advisors care about most, far more than the revenue figure on your top line. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Persistent drought and scorching heat this summer have ravaged ecosystems and businesses across the region, from a lake in Slovenia and the side channel of the Danube in Serbia, to fish farms in Bosnia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Still, state media have been highlighting stories about cafes and other businesses being forced to close for failing to enforce rules on clothing. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

But these things happen routinely with all businesses, right? — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026