CORPORATE Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

corporate

adjective

ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rət

Definition of corporate

as in commercial

fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale chain hotels, even high-end ones, tend to all have the same corporate decor that doesn't evoke a sense of place

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Recent Examples of corporate Newer signs taped to windows hope to stop the local wharf from becoming a corporate grain terminal. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 Under Barbados corporate law, there is almost nothing that can force those interests to be revealed publicly. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Between her $28 million Nike bag, a Wilson basketball line and spots for Gatorade and State Farm, corporate suits cannot get enough of her. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Ardis lives on less through its corporate afterlife and more through the people still hunting it down. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corporate

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commercial

Adjective

Government should set a clear course and let businesses decide which technologies make commercial sense.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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