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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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The approach to services is one thing that distinguishes Visa and Mastercard — businesses that, on a surface level, look very similar.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

While England still accounts for the vast majority of the UK's beer-brewing businesses, its total has fallen below 2,000 this year for the first time since 2018.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Fernando De Leon became a billionaire betting on businesses many investors find unglamorous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

He considers himself more of an old-school investor, hunting for durable businesses that generate steady returns over time rather than chasing hot trends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

We’ve been walking all morning in Paradise Valley, where most of the black-owned businesses, restaurants, and nightclubs are.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson