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

According to Indian investigators, certain PNB officials issued financial instruments known as Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) to companies controlled by Modi, Choksi and their associates. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

The governor also signed a bill into law Friday requiring the Illinois Department of Insurance to study how healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies participate in the 340B program. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Public companies don’t decide whether their own financial statements deserve a clean audit. — Andrew Freedman, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Driscoll said this process ensures that these companies, which do not need to have existing contracts but might one day become vendors to the government, will have access to a test range within 30 days of requesting it. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Berkshire owns several major insurers, including Geico, a collection of big utilities, BNSF railroad and a varied assortment of manufacturing and retail companies, including Precision Castparts and See's Candy. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

As airlines promote their eco-friendly initiatives this summer, experts advise looking past the marketing to find companies making genuine operational changes. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 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