Antonyms for company
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuhm-puh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌm pə ni |
Definition of company
Origin :- mid-12c., "large group of people," from Old French compagnie "society, friendship, intimacy; body of soldiers" (12c.), from Late Latin companio (see companion). Meaning "companionship" is from late 13c. Sense of "business association" first recorded 1550s, having earlier been used in reference to trade guilds (c.1300). Meaning "subdivision of an infantry regiment" is from 1580s. Abbreviation co. dates from 1670s.
- noun crowd of people
- noun business concern
- noun social friend, guest
- The company smiled, and the philosopher answered, "I am Plato."
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Left Alexander Spring, in company with Windich, to look for water ahead.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- This to the same tune, till every hand had been shaken by every one of the company.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- "I shall be very glad to have your company, Robert," said Hester.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "Be seated, Caleb," said Mr Clayton, as we entered the room in company.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- But after all, I dare say there will be no need but to shew your faces in my company.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I will now favor the company with a song of my own composure.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- "Come out of that," he shouted, and made his way through the company as fast as he could.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Let us run away, for fear he should make us enlist in his company!
- Extract from : « Little Daffydowndilly » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Two of us were going in company, each with a load of cotton.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
Synonyms for company
- aggregation
- assemblage
- assembly
- association
- band
- boarder
- body
- business
- caller
- circle
- clan
- clique
- club
- collection
- community
- companionship
- concern
- concourse
- congregation
- convention
- corporation
- corps
- cortege
- coterie
- crew
- ensemble
- enterprise
- establishment
- firm
- gang
- gathering
- group
- horde
- house
- jungle
- league
- megacorp
- mob
- multinational
- muster
- order
- outfit
- pack
- partnership
- party
- presence
- retinue
- ring
- ruck
- set
- society
- syndicate
- team
- throng
- troop
- troupe
- turnout
- visitor
- zoo
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