Synonyms for company
Most common
society association group partnership firm business fellowship party
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Society — companionship
society, association, organization US, organisation UK, group, partnership, companionship, club, squad, crew, community, syndicate, band, corps, order, body, collection, fraternity, gang, pack, pac US, crowd, troop, circle
2. Firm — an entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a…
3. Companionship — companionship. One or more social visitor(s) or companion(s)
4. Party
party, army, assembly, congregation, convention, flock, gathering, covey, bevy, cavalcade, throng, rout dated
Other
corporation, troupe, ship's company, guest, visitor, common, caller, aggregation, posse, copartnership rare
Definitions
- n. 1
An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
a financial services company
- n. 2
Companionship.
- n. 3
Companionship. One or more social visitor(s) or companion(s).
Keep the house clean; I have company coming.
- n. 4
A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- companies → societies, associations, organizations, groups…
Choose the right word
A corporation or company is formed for purposes of business; an association or society (tho also incorporated) is for learning, literature, benevolence, religion, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- group The government clamped down on the minority group.
- association My family belongs to the neighborhood association.
- organization The organization furnished the refugees with food.
- partnership A civil partnership is not the same as a marriage.
- business You have no business complaining about the matter.
- firm Make sure that chair is firm before you sit on it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| company | steady | |
| group | steady | |
| association | falling | |
| organization | steady | |
| partnership | rising | |
| business | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1, pac1
- 4 letters
- body2, club1, army2, band1, firm1, crew1, pack1, gang1, rout1, bevy2
- 5 letters
- house1, group1, order2, party2, squad1, crowd1, guest1, corps1, troop1, flock1, posse2, covey2
- 6 letters
- common2, circle2, caller2, troupe1, throng1
- 7 letters
- society4, concern2, visitor3
- 8 letters
- business2, assembly3, employer3, mateship
- 9 letters
- community4, gathering3, syndicate3, cavalcade3
- 10 letters
- collection3, convention3, enterprise3, friendship2, fellowship3, fraternity4
- 11 letters
- association5, corporation4, partnership3, aggregation4
- 12 letters
- organization5, organisation5, congregation4
- 13 letters
- companionship4, copartnership
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).