Office

/ˈɒf.ɪs/

Synonyms for "office" (405 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (81)

Noun(29 words)

bureau position post roleability to cause changeadministrativeadministrative officeagencia agencies agency appointments archbishopric authority bathroom berth bishopric branches bureaus bureauxbusiness office

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canadian prime ministercaptaincy carica chairmanship chairperson chairwoman chairwomen chanceries chief

act of graceact of kindnessadvice advocacy aegis agency agentship aid alerting appointment area assignment assistance atelier auspices authority authorizationbaccalaureate servicebackhouse backing

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backup bailiwickbedtime prayerbenefaction benefit benevolence benignity berth billet bit blessingbooking officebox officebranchbranch officebrevet bureau business cabinetcamp meetingcapacity care caution celebration ceremonial ceremony chambers chancellery chancery character charge chore

Strong matches (122)

churchchurch servicecloset clue comfort commencement commissariat commission commissioning commitment company compline connection consignment constablery constablewick constabulary consulate convocationcorporate headquarters

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corporation courtesy crapper cue curedelegated authoritydelegation den department deputation devolution devolvement devotionsdivine servicedivision duty ease embassy employment empowermentempty formalityend useengagement entrusting entrustment errand establishmentevening devotionsevensongexecutive officeexecutorship exequatur exercise exercises factorship favor firm formform of worshipformal formality formula formularyfull powerfunction giggood deedgood officesgood turngrace graduationgraduation exercisesheadquarters helphigh signholy ritehome officehouseimmediate purposeinaugural inauguration incumbency indulgence initiation institution intercession intermediation jakes job jurisdiction

Noun(28 words)

city hall postclericalclub presidentcommittee membershipcounty agencycuria delegacy dens department departments desk desk-based directorate directorshipdivine servicedoctor's officefederal agencyfederal authorityfederal bureaufunction

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gaddigovernment agencygovernment organgovernorate administrationgroup structure itemsheadship jahvey judgeship

Adjective(4 words)

dutch praktijkforeign bureaufrench agencegerman agentur

Related words (202)

kind deedkind officeskindly actkindnesslabor of lovelauds legation library license lieutenancy liturgy lob loftmain officemandate mass matins mediation meeting mercy

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ministration ministry mission mitzvahmode of worshipmonition moonlightingmorning devotionsmummery municipality mystery necessarynight songnone nones novena obligation observance occupation offices opening operationoperational purposeorder of worshipordinance organization outhouse partpassing wordpatronage performance placeplenipotentiary powerpointer position postpower of attorneypower to actpracticepraise meetingprayerprayer meetingprayersprescribed formprimeprime songprivy procuration protection province proxypublic worshippurpose purview regency regentship reliefreligious ceremonyremedy rescue responsibility revivalrevival meetingriterite de passagerite of passageritualritual observancerituality role room sacrament sacramentalsail loftsecond jobsecretariat section service sext sheriffalty sheriffwick shop shrievalty shtick situation solemnity solemnization spot stack stacks station steer studio study succor support tasktent meetingtenure therapy thingticket officetierce tiptip offtip-off trust trusteeship turnultimate purposeundersong use vacancy vesper vespersvicarious authorityvigil vigils warning warrantwatch meetingwatch nightwatch-night servicewhisperword to the wisework workplace workroom

Noun(51 words)

liturgy mantle mantles margrave ministriesnational government departmentoffice staffoffice-related officership palatinate part pasha perches pharaoh placeportuguese agênciaposition of authoritypost of prime ministerposts power

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practice a skillpractice no contactprelature presidencies presidency presidingprime ministerialprime ministersprime ministershipprime pm's officeproctor rectorship rectoryreligious leaderreligious servicesachem seat service sextons situation studies superintendence superintendencytake postthaneship vicarages wardenshipwork environmentworkplace workroom workspace

Adjective(3 words)

local government agencynational government bodyofficial capacity

Choosing the right synonym

Closest matches in this entry: bureau, position, post, role, ability to cause change.
Sentence evidence is available for office, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "office".
Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "office"

Keep "office" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "office" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "office", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "office" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

21 entries

administrative bodyadministrative termadministrative unitagency businessbusiness establishmentduty employment facility job lineline of workoccupation organization placeplace of business

Showing 16 of 21 words.

More specific

10 entries

budget officecabinet officeexecutive officemanager office-based office-related officelike presidentprivate officesupervisor

Collocations

9 entries

office buildingoffice chairoffice deskoffice environmentoffice equipmentoffice hoursoffice policyoffice spaceoffice supplies

Inflections

3 entries

more office-basedmost office-basedoffices

Derivations

5 entries

office-based office-related officeholder officelike officework

Translations

238 translations across 105 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

zyrë noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἱερουργία noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)

Arabic

3 entries

قَلَم noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
مكتب noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
مَكْتَب noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Armenian

4 entries

բյուրո noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
գրասենյակ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
կոնտորա noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
օֆիս noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

büro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
dəftərxana noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ofis noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Baluchi

1 entries

دپتر noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Basque

1 entries

bulego noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Belarusian

4 entries

бюро́ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
канто́ра noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
канцыля́рыя noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
канцэля́рыя noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Belizean Creole

1 entries

aafis noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Bengali

2 entries

অফিস noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
দপ্তর noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бюро́ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
канто́ра noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
канцела́рия noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
о́фис noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Burmese

3 entries

ဗျူရို noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ရုံး noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ရုံးခန်း noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Catalan

2 entries

ofici noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
oficina noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Central Dusun

1 entries

upis noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

دایرە noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Central Melanau

1 entries

kubuk noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Chichewa

1 entries

ofesi noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Chinese

2 entries

事務所 /事务所 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
辦公室 /办公室 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

事務所 /事务所 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
寫字樓 /写字楼 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
辦公室 /办公室 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

事務所 /事务所 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
辦公室 /办公室 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Cornish

1 entries

sòdhva noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Czech

1 entries

kancelář noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Danish

2 entries

bureau noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Dutch

3 entries

bureau noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
dienst noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
kantoor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Elfdalian

1 entries

kanntor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Esperanto

3 entries

administrejo noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontoro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
oficejo noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Estonian

3 entries

büroo noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kabinet noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Faroese

1 entries

skrivstova noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Finnish

4 entries

konttori noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
liikehuoneisto noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
toimipaikka noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
toimisto noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

French

3 entries

bureau noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
office noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
office noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Fula

2 entries

yiilirde noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
𞤴𞤭𞥅𞤤𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤫 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Georgian

2 entries

ბიურო noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ოფისი noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

German

4 entries

Amt noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
Amt noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
Büro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
Dienst noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)

Greek

1 entries

γραφείο noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Greenlandic

2 entries

allaffeqarfik noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
allaffik noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Gujarati

1 entries

કાર્યાલય noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Hebrew

1 entries

מִשְׂרָד noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Hindi

1 entries

कार्यालय noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Hungarian

2 entries

hivatal noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
iroda noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Icelandic

1 entries

skrifstofa noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Ido

1 entries

kontoro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Indonesian

3 entries

biro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kantor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ofisi noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)

Iranian Persian

3 entries

آفیس noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
اِدارِه noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
دَفْتَر noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Irish

1 entries

oifig noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Italian

3 entries

ufficio noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
ufficio noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
uffizio noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)

Japanese

4 entries

オフィス noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
事務室 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
事務所 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
執務室 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Kannada

1 entries

ಕಛೇರಿ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Kazakh

4 entries

бюро noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
діни жора noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
кеңсе noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
құжатхана noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Khmer

3 entries

ការិយាល័យ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ទីចាត់ការ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
មន្ទីរ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Korean

4 entries

례배 noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
사무소 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
사무실 noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
예배 noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

бюро noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
кеңсе noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
контора noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
офис noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Ladin

1 entries

ufize noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Lao

2 entries

ສຳນັກ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ຫ້ອງການ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Latvian

4 entries

birojs noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ceremonija noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
dievkalpojums noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
kantoris noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Lithuanian

2 entries

biuras noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontora noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Livonian

1 entries

kantor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Büro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Macedonian

2 entries

биро́ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
канцеларија noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Malay

2 entries

opis noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
pejabat noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Malayalam

1 entries

കാര്യാലയം noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Maltese

1 entries

uffiċċju noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Marathi

2 entries

ऑफिस noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
कार्यालय noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Middle English

2 entries

office noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
office noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Mongolian

4 entries

албан газар noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
албан тушаал noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
контор noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
оффис noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Māori

1 entries

tari noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

biro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

bûro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
dayre noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
mekteb noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
îdarexane noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Northern Sami

1 entries

kantuvra noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

byrå noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

byrå noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Oromo

1 entries

waajjira noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries

биро noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Pashto

2 entries

اداره noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
دفتر noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Deenst noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)

Polish

2 entries

biuro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
oficjum noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)

Portuguese

2 entries

escritório noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ofício noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)

Romanian

1 entries

birou noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Romansch

1 entries

biro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Russian

4 entries

бюро́ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
кабине́т noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
канцеля́рия noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
конто́ра noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

oifis noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

bìrō noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kancelàrija noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
poslóvnica noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
pìsārnica noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Slovak

1 entries

kancelária noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Slovene

1 entries

pisarna noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Spanish

4 entries

despacho noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
oficina noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
oficio noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
sede noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries

kantoro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Swahili

1 entries

afisi noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Swedish

2 entries

byrå noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Tagalog

3 entries

opisina noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
opisyo noun (ceremonial religious duty or rite)
tanggapan noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Tajik

4 entries

бюро noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
дафтар noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
идора noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
офис noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Tamil

2 entries

அலுவலகம் noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
கந்தோர் noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Telugu

2 entries

కార్యస్థానము noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
కార్యాలయము noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Thai

4 entries

ที่ทำการ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
สำนัก noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
สำนักงาน noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ออฟฟิศ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Tibetan

1 entries

ལས་ཁུངས noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Tok Pisin

1 entries

opis noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Turkish

4 entries

büro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
iş yeri noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ofis noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
yazıhane noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Turkmen

3 entries

býuro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontor noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ofis noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Ukrainian

4 entries

бюро́ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
канцеля́рія noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
конто́ра noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
о́фіс noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

běrow noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Urdu

2 entries

آفِس noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
دَفْتَر noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئىدارە noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ئىشخانا noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Uzbek

4 entries

byuro noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
daftar noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
idora noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
kontora noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Vietnamese

1 entries

văn phòng noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Volapük

1 entries

bür noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Welsh

1 entries

swyddfa noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Yiddish

2 entries

אָפֿיס noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
ביוראָ noun (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)

Sample sentences

85 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Why did you not go to the office?

Source: tatoeba (16452)

Have you ever visited the office where your father works?

Source: tatoeba (16741)

I want you to go to the post office.

Source: tatoeba (17434)

As soon as he arrived at the airport, he phoned his office.

Source: tatoeba (18204)

Showing 4 of 85 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "office"?

Closest matches include bureau, position, post, role, ability to cause change.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "office"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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