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

Canada has one of the densest networks of co-production treaties in the world, potentially opening access to more public funding options and giving the film recognition as a national production in both countries.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
In a warning, the panel said the sector will remain vulnerable until Haiti accedes to international treaties regulating the trade.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of treaties

Noun

Ossoff last year also pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for canceling public health and environmental grants.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Free money from scholarships and grants accounts for about 27% of the costs, and student loans, including parent borrowing, make up most of the rest.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of grants

Verb

Modular design enables upgrades Mayhem 10 features an open architecture that allows AeroVironment to incorporate third-party technologies without redesigning the entire platform.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Every farmer wants to do the right thing by their land—that enables them to sustain their business and pass it on to the next generation.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of enables

Noun

International funding, Patil says, means long waits, complicated contracts and co-production treaties, and Indian filmmakers end up chasing the same grants as professionals from wealthier countries.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Smith said, Open Doors’ saw its contracts stalled, leading the organization to eat into its reserves and go into debt.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 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

Verity can’t finish her book series for mysterious reasons, so Jeremy hires Lowen to do so for her.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Whether that is a potential path forward is impossible to predict until Crane hires a new head of baseball operations.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hires

Verb

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
Leibowitz ultimately framed the dispute not around whether noncitizens should vote, but around which level of government the Constitution empowers to decide who may participate in federal elections.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026