Synonyms of companies

companies 1 of 2

noun

plural of company

1

as in troupes

an organized group of stage performers

a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving opera companies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troupes
• troops
• stock companies
• ensembles
• dramatis personae
• casts

2

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

a company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• crews
• armies
• platoons
• parties
• squads
• battalions
• brigades
• bands
• gangs
• troops
• outfits
• departments
• troupes
• corps
• staffs
• forces
• stables
• administrations
• help
• hosts
• posses
• personnels

3

as in firms

a commercial or industrial activity or organization

she works for a construction company

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

companies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of company

1

as in associates

to come or be together as friends

in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associates
• travels
• bonds
• runs
• collaborates
• sorts
• connects
• mixes
• groups
• joins
• teams
• relates
• friends
• chums
• mingles
• consorts
• allies
• clubs
• takes up with
• fraternizes
• hooks up
• affiliates
• keeps company (with)
• hangs (around or out)
• rubs shoulders (with)
• befriends
• couples
• pals (around)
• falls in with
• cooperates
• gangs
• sides
• bands
• rubs elbows (with)
• is friends with
• rallies
• links
• hobnobs
• consociates
• ties
• leagues
• messes around
• interrelates
• colludes
• socializes
• gets along
• gets on
• confederates
• attaches
• knots
• conjoins
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• snubs
• alienates
• cold-shoulders
• splits (up)
• estranges
• splits
• breaks up
• disperses
• divorces
• disbands
• severs
• dissociates
• disunites
• disjoins
• sunders

2

as in accompanies

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

may the Good Lord company you on your journey home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• escorts
• companions
• convoys
• attends
• squires
• sees
• chaperones
• brings
• teams (up)
• walks
• guides
• associates
• pilots
• guards
• protects
• defends
• leads
• ushers
• tails
• shadows
• follows
• steers
• consorts
• tags
• hangs (around)
• pals (around)
• hovers (over)
• conducts
• tags along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ditches
• abandons
• dumps
• deserts
• forsakes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of companies

Noun

The companies say a flood of lawsuits in state courts is not the way to deal with the global issue. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Wildfires California created first-in-the-nation standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke and to require insurance companies to pay for associated costs. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Retail and e-commerce companies are increasingly using AI to gather customer data and introduce dynamic or personalized pricing, according to the Bank of England. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

For PewDiePie, however, the project has also become an unusual case study in the tension between that open, local approach and the restrictions imposed by the companies developing the largest AI models. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Teams at both companies swung into action to make the final preparations needed to close the deal. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Federal officials allege that the companies used the funds from the loans to repay outstanding business loans borrowed by a separate Wolak and Lentini-owned company, which was prohibited under the terms of the loans. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Some companies may need frontier US models, while others may find Chinese models efficient enough for their needs. — John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Verb

French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026