BILLS Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

plural of bill

as in statements

a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due why is the electric bill so high this month?

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as in notes

a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States the $5 bill has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on the front

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as in posters

a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place posted a bill advertising the new play

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as in expenses

the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount although they were all working adults, their parents still insisted on paying the bill whenever they went out to eat

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as in laws

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature the legislative committee endorsed a bill that would strengthen consumer protections

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higher laws

bills

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noun (2)

plural of bill

as in mouths

the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering parrots have very strong bills so they can break open nuts

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as in brims

the projecting front part of a hat or cap the hat was blue, but the bill was red

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bills

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bill

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Recent Examples of bills

Noun

But once those bills stop after age 5, the lower rent pulls the long-run totals down sharply. — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 The Times’ reporting found that Marshall filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills during his career as an obstetrician-gynecologist and that patients were arrested in 81 of those cases for missing court dates. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 A matter of transparency At least two federal bills to regulate AI in politics are pending discussion and approval by lawmakers. — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Nearly 100 other bills have sat on his desk since January, the New York Post reported. — Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026 Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers. — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 To date, eight bills to recognize the tribe have passed both the State Assembly and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support, only to be vetoed by Democratic Govs. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 The county expects modules for the annual tax sale and redemptions for overdue bills will be finished by December. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Each year, for instance, Thompson created a guide to which bills CAA supported, and communicated that information to member organizations who used it as fuel to testify in Hartford. — Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bills

Noun

The hospital system didn’t say that it was being dropped over a specific policy, and an insurance trade group pointed to the high cost of specialty care for children in a response to the hospital’s statements.

— Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Investigators were working to gather evidence and statements and to review available audio and video related to the incident, including video taken from multiple perspectives, police said in a Facebook post.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of statements

Noun

Save suspicious messages, account statements, confirmation numbers and notes from conversations with institutions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
That day, the Star’s winning pull was Hall’s pick; Torino22, with top notes of bergamot, saffron, eucalyptus, heart notes of clary sage, mate, guaiac wood and bottom notes of musk and dry woods.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of notes

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Heading to their classrooms, children in top hats, crisp white shirts and ties dash up and down a staircase decorated with a riot of brightly colored posters.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
This movie is such a love letter to Portland, from the Voodoo Doughnuts Prue and Mac eat to the Decembrists posters in her room.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of posters

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Koppie reported raising exactly enough to cover his campaign’s expenses of less than $3,000 from July through September, most of it out of his own pocket.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The analysis did not separately calculate the administrator’s share of those expenses.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenses

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Some voting laws have changed in Ohio since 2022, including the state eliminating its grace period for receiving mail ballots, a change that forces voters to return those ballots earlier.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Different views on the topic The Justice Department says its actions are intended to enforce federal voting laws and protect citizens’ ballots from dilution.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of laws

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The replica—known as Tennessee Mountain Home—brims with personalized details, from a calendar with Dolly’s birthday marked, to the magazine-and-newspaper wallpaper that once decorated the interior of the original property.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Hardy’s prose brims with assurance and wry details that come from lived experiences and conversations.

— Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026