companies

NOUN

crowd of people

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association club community group party team

STRONG

aggregation assemblage assembly band body circle clan clique collection concourse congregation convention corps cortege coterie crew ensemble gang gathering horde jungle league mob muster order outfit pack retinue ring ruck set throng troop troupe turnout zoo

Antonyms

STRONG

individual

NOUN

business concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association business corporation enterprise firm

STRONG

concern establishment house outfit partnership syndicate

WEAK

megacorp multinational

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unemployment

NOUN

social friend, guest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

party society

STRONG

boarder caller companionship cortege presence retinue visitor

Antonyms

STRONG

host

Example Sentences

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German business sentiment inched higher this month, with companies showing a little more optimism about an end of the conflict in the Middle East soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

“Firms perceive the business environment as less uncertain. German companies are hoping for geopolitical tensions to ease,” Ifo President Clemens Fuest said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

But it could benefit several companies that build infrastructure to reroute oil and gas away from the Persian Gulf.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

While Meta currently dominates the market for smart glasses, other companies are trying to catch up.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Like Doc and Dudley, who were each placed in separate Ranger companies, Tom received a meager salary of $40 per month—“the same as a cowpuncher,” as he put it.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann