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

If that was secured, then full Arab participation in Israeli democracy would surely be a basis for future agreements, treaties and productive changes in the entire region.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Federal agents negotiated treaties in the 1850s with more than 130 Indigenous communities in the new state of California, setting aside roughly 7% of the state for reservations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of treaties

Noun

In March, the hotel launched farm tours and monthly full-moon farm-to-table dinners for guests; its nonprofit arm also provides direct cash grants and equipment vouchers to farmers in the region.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
The agency rescinded millions of dollars in unrelated federal grants, which the district won back this summer in a lawsuit.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of grants

Verb

This enables multi-finger gestures and pressure-sensitive controls similar to those found on laptop trackpads.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
But her belief in the permeable and cumulative nature of identity enables Courtney to reckon with her mistakes as part of a process of learning, rather than immovable indicators of good or bad character.

— Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of enables

Noun

Flock has become a controversy in Michigan, with several communities in Oakland County choosing not to renew contracts, including Milford and Madison Heights.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
There’s no doubt that there are wasteful contracts and bloated salaries to be cut, but not even the strictest economizing could absorb that much without serious danger to public health and safety.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of contracts

Noun

But if Washington’s actions become untethered from these restraints, others will no longer defer to American prerogatives, and the world will become a more dangerous place.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of prerogatives

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