Synonyms of headquarters

headquarters

plural noun

ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz 

1

as in seat

a place from which authority is exercised

the headquarters of the newly established United States government was in New York City, the nation's first capital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seat
• center
• command
• capital
• home
• high command

2

as in base

the place from which a commander runs operations

the scout went straight to the large tent in the center of the camp, correctly assuming that it served as the division's headquarters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• base
• home
• command
• command post
• seat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headquarters

The base served as the headquarters for a military program monitoring unidentified flying objects from 1947 to 1969, according to the government. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026

For prizes of $50,000 or more, you are required to claim in person at the Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis. —Chris Sims, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026

People line up outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. —Hugh Son, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026

He was caught on camera slamming his Honda into the side entrance of the international headquarters of Chabad, the Hasidic Orthodox Jewish organization, on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, sending a crowd nearby scrambling. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026