SERVICES Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

services 1 of 2

noun

plural of service

as in privileges

an act of kind assistance performed many services for the charitable organization

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as in agencies

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service

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verb

present tense third-person singular of service

as in conditions

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Recent Examples of services

Noun

At the same time, a crisis in family-care services has forced many women to pull back from their careers. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 The ferry involved, a catamaran, was one of several shuttle sea services that link North Cyprus with Turkey daily. — Reuters, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 To the left, brown boxes and pallets lie in stacks where the youth services section will end up eventually. — Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2026 The taxpayer was an individual, but the logic of the case applies equally to corporations (such as loan-out corporations) that render services wholly outside of California, even if paid by a California company. — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The company made clear in its statement after the announcement that part of its payout is contingent on YouTube and TikTok implementing similar changes to their services. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 The project is now being shut down at the end of August, further strangling Norman’s homeless support services as the crisis deepens. — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026 The entry of streaming services such as Amazon, Apple and Netflix have only increased the rights fees. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Language added to the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act this past session required counties to reimburse 25% of state funds used for AOT services within their jurisdictions. — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for services

Noun

The privileges of Jover’s life appear entirely superficial, even a bit alien, when contrasted with her granddaughter’s narrative thread.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
The school’s loss of voting privileges on conference business matters.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of privileges

Verb

The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.

— Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.

— Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026

Definition of conditions

Noun

What remains less clear is why burnout continues even as firms and legal departments introduce wellness initiatives, flexible work policies, and workload reforms.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Commissioner Matt Mizell asked if any of the data collected by the sheriff’s office could be shared with other departments.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of departments

Verb

The Ocean Between Them costars Riverdale’s Karl Walcott, and Dane appears as Ashley, Joan’s youngest daughter, who aids her in the search.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
Under Nevada law, someone who aids or abets a crime—or encourages, hires, commands, or otherwise induces another person to commit it—can be prosecuted as a principal.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of aids

Noun

Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.

— Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

Definition of courtesies

Noun

But the White House cut its offices and weakened its ability to follow up with cases, as well as slashed funding to research on disparities that people of color face in getting diagnosed and attaining resources for disabilities.

— Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Non-essential government offices include state courts, local DMV offices, and public libraries, while public K-12 schools and many public universities also close on the day.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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