office | Definition of office

Synonyms and Antonyms of office

1 a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization

the company's main office is in Atlanta

Synonyms of office

agency, arm, branch, bureau, department, desk, division, service

Words Related to office

subdepartment, subdivision

2 something one must do because of prior agreement

one of the chief offices of a friend is to be there in someone's hour of need

Synonyms of office

burden, charge, commitment, devoir, do [archaic], duty, imperative, incumbency, need, obligation, responsibility

Words Related to office

oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow, word

arrangement, prearrangement, setup

compact, contract, covenant, pact, trust

debt, payment, tribute

compulsion, constraint, restraint

must, requirement

coercion, duress, force

appointment, engagement, reservation

Near Antonyms of office

grace, postponement, stay

discharge, ease, exemption, release, relief, waiver

alternative, choice, option, pick, preference, selection