OFFICES Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

offices

noun

plural of office

as in departments

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the company's main office is in Atlanta

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as in duties

something one must do because of prior agreement one of the chief offices of a friend is to be there in someone's hour of need

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Recent Examples of offices Crews went floor to floor, hitting individual cubicles, offices and even coordinating with a restaurant also housed in the building. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Kyiv is split in half by the Dnipro River, with the right bank home to the majority of the city’s business centers, offices and government institutions. — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 After hearing from a few speakers outside Culver City’s City Hall, the band of demonstrators marched a few blocks to the offices of Sony Pictures Studios. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 County government offices closed Thursday in Key West over flood concerns. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 The 38-year-old was reportedly arrested outside the company’s offices in City of Industry. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 The shots are available at most pharmacies and doctors' offices. — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 For this Friday’s episode of The Run-Through, Nicole meets Klausner in the Vogue France offices to discuss the inspiration behind the show, his journey to Dries, and his industry peers. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Over the past few years, Dallas has been transformed into a hotbed for the financial services sector, with pledges for massive offices and headcounts coming from firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase. — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Her departure is not related to a round of layoffs that hit Disney this week; those cuts came primarily in the company’s tech and human resources departments.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Representatives for North Texas law enforcement agencies, including federal departments, shared Tuesday afternoon that 19 people have been indicted following the breakup of a drug trafficking organization.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of departments

Noun

Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
The contract also establishes a binding grievance procedure and additional pay for employees who take on extra duties or are required to work on-site during an emergency.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of duties

Noun

The Fed has long blamed a range of factors for the cost overruns, including a spike in inflation, unexpected expenses such as asbestos remediation, and additional demands from review agencies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
The other, Patrick McHenry, was in Congress for 20 years and helped craft export controls on surveillance technologies that could benefit China’s military or intelligence agencies.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of agencies

Noun

Organizations still need clear responsibilities and clear decision-making authority.

— Andrea Eboli, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Latif is conflicted by his double life, bewildered by his doubling of parental responsibilities, constantly trying to think two moves ahead yet always ending up three steps behind.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of responsibilities

Noun

There are five parties at play here, each with its own contracts, security posture, regulatory obligations and power to say no.

— Shawn Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The company plans to spend $518 billion on cloud computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, and said that nearly a quarter of its revenue last year came from two customers.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of obligations

Noun

States have already started slashing caregivers’ pay and other critical disability services in anticipation of Medicaid cuts that will roll out next year.

— STAT, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Rent now, pay later services are one form, which break rent into multiple payments.

— Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of services

Noun

Mercury in your 10th House squares Mars in your partnership zone, so another person’s needs or opinions may push against your plans, reputation, or sense of direction.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Although there is Palestinian opposition to a two-state solution, a growing proportion—now a majority—wants it, and yearns for more capable and responsible leadership that addresses their needs and provides security.

— Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

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