Synonyms of firms

firms

noun

plural of firm

as in companies

a commercial or industrial activity or organization

merged with another firm to become a major player in the brokerage business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of firms

Across Washington, firms are preparing for a multitude of investigations. — Pranshu Verma The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Collectors' three card-grading brands accounted for roughly 71% of August grading volume among the major firms tracked by industry analyst GemRate. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

New technologies often take hold through new firms, but those firms may struggle to gain a foothold in several advanced economies where industrial concentration has risen. — Daron Acemoglu, Time, 7 Nov. 2026

Trenton Cunningham serves as a consultant and operating partner for private equity firms, including Snow Peak Capital. — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

And for private equity firms, returning money to investors won’t always mean selling a company outright. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Last year, attacks on undersea cables in Eastern Europe’s Baltic Sea, allegedly linked to Russia, disrupted connectivity in Sweden and Latvia, prompting calls from telecom firms for governments to step in. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Small- to medium-sized domestic firms, particularly in the technology, pharmaceuticals, and construction sectors, offered stronger job growth and better employment conditions than larger businesses, ACET said. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The sportswear giant saw its listing getting dropped from the prestigious S&P 100 — a subset of 100 mega-cap, blue chip firms from the S&P 500 — although Nike continues to trade on the Big Board and remains a part of the broader S&P 500 Index. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026