businesses

NOUN

job, profession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

employment field trade work

STRONG

bag biz calling career craft dodge function game line livelihood occupation pursuit racket specialty vocation

WEAK

métier what one is into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entertainment fun pastime

STRONG

amusement avocation hobby recreation surrender

WEAK

unemployment

NOUN

company, enterprise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corporation factory firm house institution market organization partnership shop store venture

STRONG

cartel concern establishment mill monopoly outfit setup syndicate trust

WEAK

Mom and Pop fly-by-night operation megacorp shoestring operation

Antonyms

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

NOUN

commerce, trade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deal industry manufacturing market trading transaction

STRONG

affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts dealings exchange game industrialism merchandising racket sales selling traffic undertaking

WEAK

buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

Antonyms

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

NOUN

personal concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interest issue problem

STRONG

affair assignment beeswax duty function happening lookout matter palaver point question responsibility subject task topic

WEAK

carrying on goings-on hanky-panky

Antonyms

STRONG

irresponsibility

WEAK

avocation recreation unemployment

Example Sentences

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Businesses can even request customised college programmes tailored to their company's needs.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Businesses want the mayoral candidates to deal with downtown’s entrenched troubles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Businesses added to inventories at a slower pace than initially thought, and consumer spending on services like healthcare wasn’t as strong as earlier expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Businesses also produced fewer inventories, or unsold goods, than initially reported.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Businesses used telegrams to buy and sell, but an individual got a telegram only for a death in the family.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly