Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe businesses and companies in British Thesaurus

accredited (adjective)

an accredited organization, worker, or course of study has official approval

agile (adjective)

business relating to or involving a way of managing projects based on dividing the work into a series of small tasks and using regular feedback at each stage to make changes to how work in later stages is done

all-night (adjective)

an all-night shop, restaurant, bus service etc continues to operate for the whole night

anticompetitive (adjective)

intended to prevent people from competing against each other fairly, especially in business

B2B (adjective)

business-to-business: used for describing a type of business activity in which companies use the Internet to trade with each other

B2C (adjective)

business-to-consumer: used for describing a type of business activity in which companies use the Internet to sell products and services directly to customers

big (adjective)

mainly journalism used for referring to large and powerful industries that are considered to have a lot of political influence

bloated (adjective)

a bloated organization or system is not effective because it is too large or has too many workers

bricks-and-mortar (adjective)

a bricks-and-mortar business is a traditional business that does not operate on the Internet

brisk (adjective)

if business is brisk, a lot of things are being sold quickly

business (noun)

connected with business, or with people who work in business

business-to-business (adjective)

used for describing a type of business activity in which companies use the Internet to trade with each other

collective (adjective)

owned by the government and run by a group of workers

commercial (adjective)

relating to business

commercial (adjective)

producing goods or services to sell

competitive (adjective)

offering goods or services at cheaper prices than other companies

consumer-facing (adjective)

dealing directly with people who buy products or services

consumer-to-business (adjective)

used for describing a type of business activity in which a customer deals with a company using the Internet

cooperative (adjective)

a cooperative business or other organization is owned by the people who work in it who also share the profits

corporate (adjective)

relating to large companies, or to a particular large company

C-to-C (adjective)

consumer-to-consumer: used for describing a type of business activity in which a customer deals with another customer using the Internet

cut-price (adjective)

British used about places that sell cut-price goods

drive-through (adjective)

a drive-through restaurant, bank etc is one where you are served through a window without leaving your car

entrepreneurial (adjective)

willing to work hard and take risks in order to build up a business

fly-by-night (adjective)

informal a fly-by-night company or businessman cannot be trusted because they are dishonest or may fail

highly/well capitalized ()

a highly/well capitalized business has a lot of money invested in it

imperial (adjective)

British used in the name of some business companies, hotels, etc

incorporated (adjective)

an incorporated company has the legal status of a corporation

infant (adjective)

an infant organization or company is very new

land-based (adjective)

existing in a physical place rather than as a website

large (adjective)

a large company or organization is one that employs a lot of people in many places and has many activities

lean (adjective)

a lean business spends as little money and employs as few workers as possible so that it will make a good profit

limited (adjective)

businessBritish used after the name of a company to show that it is a limited company

market-driven (adjective)

controlled by what and how much people want to buy

market-led (adjective)

market-driven

mercantile (adjective)

formal relating to trade

mom-and-pop (adjective)

American a mom-and-pop business is owned by a single family that also does most or all of the work

monopolistic (adjective)

relating to a monopoly in business

multi-agency (adjective)

involving several different organizations that work together for a shared aim

multinational (adjective)

business a multinational company or business has offices, shops, or factories in several countries

non-profit (adjective)

a non-profit organization works to help people in some way rather than to make a profit

not-for-profit (adjective)

a not-for-profit organization exists in order to help people and provide a service, rather than to make money

offshore (adjective)

economics an offshore bank or company is not in your own country, but in a country where you pay less tax

one-stop (adjective)

providing a range of products or services in one place

overstaffed (adjective)

a business that is overstaffed has more workers than it needs

paperless (adjective)

storing and communicating information in electronic form rather than on paper

predatory (adjective)

business relating to companies that are looking for other companies to buy, or are showing this type of behaviour

self-financing (adjective)

a self-financing organization, business etc earns all the money that it needs to pay its own costs

self-service (adjective)

a self-service restaurant or petrol station is one where the customers have to serve themselves

service (adjective)

providing help, information, or advice for the public in exchange for payment

short-staffed (adjective)

without enough workers

tertiary (adjective)

business providing services rather than selling or making products

top-heavy (adjective)

a company or organization that is top-heavy has too many workers at senior level and not enough at junior level

undermanned (adjective)

not having enough workers to do a job quickly or effectively

understaffed (adjective)

not having enough workers to do a job quickly or effectively

unlisted (adjective)

business an unlisted company is not on the official list of a particular stock exchange, so that you cannot buy or sell its shares there

upstart (adjective)

Americanmainly journalism an upstart company is one that has quickly become very successful