CHARTERS Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

charters 1 of 2

noun

plural of charter

as in treaties

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as in grants

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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

Its treaties and agreements focus on preserving the peaceful, safe, and sustainable use of outer space, preventing collisions, managing space debris, and ensuring responsible operations.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Another issue, which is present in all international laws, is treaty reservations, which allow governments to effectively ratify treaties while opting out of certain parts of them.

— Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of treaties

Noun

The hack has not affected disbursement or eligibility of grants or scholarships administered through the website, according to the department.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Researchers pursuing large grants need help preparing proposals, managing awards, navigating compliance requirements and coordinating with other institutions.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of grants

Verb

The National Trust rents out a charming stone cottage called 89 Church Lawn that sleeps seven and sits at the entrance to the 2,650-acre estate.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
His employer rents out the robots for events such as OpenAI’s conference.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rents

Verb

Saab says the design enables continuous upgrades as operational needs change, potentially allowing new processing capabilities to be introduced without replacing the entire radar system.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
That’s largely due to Apple’s ultra-wideband chip, which enables Precision Finding and guides you to an object’s exact location with on-screen arrows, vibrations, and sounds.

— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of enables

Noun

This latest project converts earlier plans into firm contracts.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Jackson launched his bid as a relative unknown, though Capitol insiders knew him because of Jackson Healthcare, its lucrative state contracts and his lobbying interest in healthcare, business and tax policy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of contracts

Noun

The evening was beautiful, strange, and so far removed from the prerogatives of retail as to suggest that its entire purpose was not to have one.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
But my ultimate loyalty rests with the Constitution, which gives certain prerogatives to Congress.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of prerogatives

Verb

This becomes especially important when a business enters another state, hires employees in a new jurisdiction, changes its legal structure or begins working with international customers and suppliers.

— Prasanna Kumar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
GoCardless hires graduates from any discipline but still encourages them to qualify as accountants and pays for the exams.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hires

Verb

That interpretation empowers states to use gambling and sports betting laws to block or restrict Kalshi, Polymarket and similar companies from offering sports event contracts.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Anura is the interface that empowers a small armored crew to seamlessly interact with everything from on-board mission systems to uncrewed teammates.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026