do business with

VERB

collaborate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collude conspire cooperate hook up participate

STRONG

coact concert concur

WEAK

be in cahoots cofunction come together coproduce get-together give-and-take glue oneself to go partners hook on interface join forces join together join up with team up throw in together throw in with tie in work with

Antonyms

WEAK

disagree divorce part

Example Sentences

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Now DRC officials have indicated they are content to do business with both the big powers.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

“Everybody in the world wants to do business with the United States right now,” Willding said at a conference in June 2025.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The US president's visit follows that of world leaders from Britain, Canada and Germany who have been keen to do business with Beijing.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

From secret efforts to derail the German economy to ensuring U.S. and Western banks wouldn’t do business with their German counterparts, the predecessors to today’s financial sanctions were born.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

“And would you do business with crooks? Knowingly?”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

do business with

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