CHARTERS Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

charters 1 of 2

noun

plural of charter

as in treaties

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charters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of charter

as in rents

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum charter a boat

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as in enables

British to give official or legal power to a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant

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Recent Examples of charters

Noun

Shifting charters The warfare isn’t helping the lucrative charter business. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2026

Verb

The industry now builds the rooms, charters the shuttles, and saves the yacht seats. — Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The company charters Explorer-class ships, limiting capacity to roughly 180 travelers. — Malika Bowling, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 The law that charters the Fed allows the president to dismiss policymakers for cause, which is generally interpreted to mean gross professional negligence or malfeasance. — New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025 The airline also charters a Bombardier Global 6000, which seats 13 but is limited to 11 for these flights, and Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, which seats 12 but is limited to 10. — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for charters

Noun

While Switzerland is not a European Union member, it is deeply integrated into the European single market via a network of bilateral treaties.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 14 July 2026
This countered the favorable conditions previously established under the Reciprocity treaties and drove down the value of Hawaii’s sugar exports in the following years, negatively impacting the business owners.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Definition of treaties

Verb

Surrounded by strangers Lardon lives on the same floor where former board member Anna Jesic rents an Airbnb.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
If the company rents out excess AI infrastructure, the offering could arrive quicker because customers would supply their own software.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Definition of rents

Verb

This understanding is what enables organizations to scale autonomous AI while maintaining explainability, governance and operational trust.

— Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Anglada said FirstRand views the company as a specialized technology and platform provider that enables access to the base of the pyramid in ways a traditional bank cannot replicate.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of enables

Noun

Built into the contracts with Google and Anthropic is a 90-day cancellation provision that gives SpaceX the ability to reclaim its compute if Grok’s needs suddenly increase.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Sports event contracts are under scrutiny in a dispute between the federal government and the states.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of contracts

Noun

Exercising the prerogatives of citizenship meant a wearying, lifelong battle to mitigate harm—one that would invariably fail, as the experiences of one generation faded out of living memory and another one picked up the same arguments and same ideas to reconfigure them in new ways.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
But the mother of congressional prerogatives (enshrined in Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution) is the power to declare war.

— Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

Definition of prerogatives

Verb

So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
What To Watch For Whether Guerrero’s shooting will spur efforts to add guardrails on ICE agents, as Democratic lawmakers told the AP that Brouillette’s allegedly troubled background had exposed flaws in how the agency hires and deploys its officers.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of hires

Verb

The Guardian Built From The Same Cloth The institutions that protect our money are nevertheless far from defenseless, since the very capacity for recognizing patterns that empowers the attacker also sharpens the eyes of the watchman.

— Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
However, that same confidentiality also empowers terrorists and criminals to conceal their misdeeds—including the systemic abuse of millions of children.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026