Synonyms of businesses

businesses

noun

plural of business

1

as in companies

a commercial or industrial activity or organization

most of the local businesses belong to the association

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in things

something to be dealt with

we have one piece of business remaining for today's meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• things
• matters
• problems
• issues
• affairs
• concerns
• worries
• crises
• considerations
• emergencies
• balls of wax
• responsibilities
• troubles
• predicaments
• crossroads
• flash points
• exigencies
• straits
• care
• junctures
• corners
• heads
• crunches
• spots
• lookouts
• hot waters
• pickles
• zero hours
• impasses
• jams
• holes
• fixes
• deadlocks
• scrapes
• standstills
• halts
• pinches
• stalemates

3

as in jobs

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

plants going about the business of photosynthesis provide the Earth with a renewable source of oxygen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jobs
• purposes
• roles
• tasks
• functions
• parts
• works
• places
• capacities
• positions
• missions
• offices
• services
• activities
• hands
• concerns
• situations
• occupations
• affairs
• involvements
• vocations
• participations
• duties
• responsibilities
• posts
• pursuits
• niches
• uses
• assignments
• employs
• commissions
• callings
• charges

4

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

if you want a medical malpractice lawyer, he's the best in the business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• areas
• departments
• domains
• realms
• walks
• fields
• spheres
• kingdoms
• provinces
• specialties
• elements
• territories
• disciplines
• circles
• terrains
• fronts
• games
• arenas
• precincts
• studies
• subjects
• fiefs
• fiefdoms
• professions
• lines
• confines
• baronies
• pursuits
• bailiwicks
• occupations
• demesnes
• firmaments
• frontiers
• vocations
• scopes
• dimensions
• rackets
• widths
• reaches
• amplitudes
• turfs
• compasses
• sweeps
• extents
• breadths
• ambits
• subfields
• subspecialties
• kens

5

as in missions

a specific task with which a person or group is charged

the interrogators demanded to know what business the suspect had in the restricted area at that time of night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jobs
• missions
• assignments
• operations
• duties
• responsibilities
• requirements
• posts
• offices
• details
• obligations
• briefs
• needs
• charges
• works
• burdens
• commitments
• errands
• chores
• appointments
• promises
• commissions
• constraints
• labors
• nominations
• designations
• restraints
• pledges
• compulsions

6

as in betrayals

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another

the price for giving the drug lord the business was certain death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betrayals
• treacheries
• deceptions
• deceits
• treasons
• double crosses
• sellouts
• infidelities
• disloyalties
• perfidies
• abandonments
• backstabbings
• falsities
• duplicities
• frauds
• double-dealings
• desertions
• trickeries
• guiles
• talebearings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loyalties
• allegiances
• devotions
• fidelities
• fealties
• protections
• defenses
• safeguards
• shields
• dependabilities
• reliabilities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of businesses

About 20 years ago, Hazleton passed the controversial Illegal Immigration Relief Act, which withheld permits from businesses employing undocumented immigrants and fined landlords who rented to them. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

From Mexican carnicerías and halal markets to African grocers and Eastern European delis, these businesses provide access to ingredients, traditions and flavors that can be difficult to find elsewhere. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Convenience stores, hotels and other businesses in Puerto Vallarta were boarding up their windows Saturday morning, when few were walking the streets under overcast skies. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

For Whiting, the solution comes from bringing more diverse businesses to the Gables, not just restaurants and bridal shops. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Specifically, the law prohibits municipal governments from requiring businesses to set specific wages, benefits or working conditions under contract, and bars them from forcing businesses to join task forces formed to address those issues. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Chinese officials and businesses have raised concerns over reports some EU members are pushing for new measures to protect local industries. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Much of those losses were uninsured, leaving the losses to be absorbed by governments, businesses, or households. — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Her creative efforts for the drive in included a 2020 showing of Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory where golden tickets were hidden at local Cranford businesses and those that nabbed them earned free admission to the screening. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026