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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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Still, Lu said he doesn’t believe sustainable businesses — and a more conscientious consumerism — are dead.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Kohler most recently served as chief executive of PVH Americas, overseeing its Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands in the region, as well as the company’s retail, e-commerce, wholesale and licensing businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Pinzari said a local enterprise centre could help businesses when they were struggling.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

That dynamic may partly account for why other high-minded millennial businesses haven’t fared well.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

“Well, Martin, Dawit, and Shamika have all been telling anyone who’s been in their businesses about the rally. And I reached out to a lot of my old activist friends. They’ll be there, too.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro