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company

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of company

1 an organized group of stage performers
  • a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving stage companies
Synonyms of company

troop, troupe
Words Related to company

stock company

cast, dramatis personae, ensemble
2 a group of people working together on a task
  • A company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time.
Synonyms of company

army, band, brigade, crew, gang, outfit, party, platoon, squad, team
Words Related to company

battalion, corps, troop

force, host, posse, stable, troupe

help, personnel, staff
3 a commercial or industrial activity or organization
  • She works for a construction company.
Synonyms of company

business, concern, enterprise, establishment, firm, house, interest, outfit
Words Related to company

conglomerate, corporation, multinational

association, cartel, chain, combine, syndicate, trust

agency, dealer, outlet
4 the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
  • enjoying each other's company
Synonyms of company

brotherhood, camaraderie, community, companionship, comradery, comradeship, fellowship, society
Words Related to company

amity, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, friendship, goodwill, kindliness

civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport

charity, generosity

affinity, compassion, empathy, sympathy

chumminess, familiarity, inseparability, intimacy, nearness

affection, devotion, fondness, love
Near Antonyms of company

forlornness, loneliness, lonesomeness
5 a position within view
  • I would prefer that you not mock your so-called friends while in my company.
Synonyms of company

presence, sight
Words Related to company

closeness, contiguity, immediacy, nearness, proximity

company

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of company

1 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 of company

associate, chum, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), hobnob, hook up, mess around, pal (around), run, sort, travel
Words Related to company

affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, collude, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, get on, group, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wed

befriend, friend
Phrases Synonymous with company

be friends with, fall in with, keep company (with), rub elbows (with) or rub shoulders (with) , take up with
Near Antonyms of company

avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snub

alienate, estrange

break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder
2 to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
  • May good fortune company you on your journey home!
Synonyms of company

accompany, attend, chaperone (or chaperon), companion, convoy, escort, see, squire
Words Related to company

walk

associate, consort, pal (around), team (up)

defend, guard, protect

bring, conduct, guide, lead, pilot, steer, usher

follow, shadow, tag, tag along, tail

hang (around), hover (over)
Near Antonyms of company

abandon, desert, ditch, dump, forsake

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