Synonyms of companies

companies 1 of 2

noun

plural of company

1

as in troupes

an organized group of stage performers

a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving opera companies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troupes
• troops
• stock companies
• ensembles
• dramatis personae
• casts

2

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

a company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• crews
• armies
• platoons
• parties
• squads
• battalions
• brigades
• bands
• gangs
• troops
• outfits
• departments
• troupes
• corps
• staffs
• forces
• stables
• administrations
• help
• hosts
• posses
• personnels

3

as in firms

a commercial or industrial activity or organization

she works for a construction company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firms
• enterprises
• houses
• businesses
• interests
• corporations
• agencies
• concerns
• associations
• establishments
• outfits
• dealers
• conglomerates
• multinationals
• outlets
• chains
• trusts
• cartels
• syndicates
• combines
• microenterprises

companies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of company

1

as in associates

to come or be together as friends

in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associates
• travels
• bonds
• runs
• collaborates
• sorts
• connects
• mixes
• groups
• joins
• teams
• relates
• friends
• chums
• mingles
• consorts
• allies
• clubs
• takes up with
• fraternizes
• hooks up
• affiliates
• keeps company (with)
• hangs (around or out)
• rubs shoulders (with)
• befriends
• couples
• pals (around)
• falls in with
• cooperates
• gangs
• sides
• bands
• rubs elbows (with)
• is friends with
• rallies
• links
• hobnobs
• consociates
• ties
• leagues
• messes around
• interrelates
• colludes
• socializes
• gets along
• gets on
• confederates
• attaches
• knots
• conjoins
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• snubs
• alienates
• cold-shoulders
• splits (up)
• estranges
• splits
• breaks up
• disperses
• divorces
• disbands
• severs
• dissociates
• disunites
• disjoins
• sunders

2

as in accompanies

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

may the Good Lord company you on your journey home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• escorts
• companions
• convoys
• attends
• squires
• sees
• chaperones
• brings
• teams (up)
• walks
• guides
• associates
• pilots
• guards
• protects
• defends
• leads
• ushers
• tails
• shadows
• follows
• steers
• consorts
• tags
• hangs (around)
• pals (around)
• hovers (over)
• conducts
• tags along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ditches
• abandons
• dumps
• deserts
• forsakes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of companies

Noun

Meanwhile, companies are deploying AI agents by the thousand, and not one of them has read the company policy or heard the new local court ruling. — Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

However, credit monitoring depends on information that lenders and other companies report to credit bureaus. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Some companies that owned Spirit's planes before bankruptcy will just sell their parts, but some may keep the planes in storage. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Both companies are performing solidly, SK hynix said, but the market has become increasingly volatile. — Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

The initiatives pitted some of California’s most successful Native American tribes with gaming interests against gambling corporations, including online sports gaming companies DraftKings and FanDuel. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

The Biden administration also had a commitment to AI safety that annoyed AI companies. — Nina Verdelli, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Nearby, Mana is remodeling an office building that will become the Nikola Tesla Innovation Hub, which will have office space for tech companies. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

The companies represented at their table were worth nearly $15 trillion. — Julian Gewirtz, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Verb

French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026