77 Opposites of Business

John Spacey, January 16, 2021

Business is any activity that is intended to create value and income. This includes elements such as firms, small businesses, professions and trades. The opposite of business includes value creation that isn't for profit such as government services, volunteering or a hobby. Antonyms also include actions that don't create value such as consumption or leisure. The following are common opposites of business.

bureaucracy	charity
citizenry	city
client	club
command economy	communism
community	consumer
consumption	country
culture	customer
diversion	diy
downtime	entertainment
environment	family
folk	free time
friendship	government
hobby	holiday
idleness	inactivity
interest	jobless
land	leisure
lumpenproletariat	nation
non-government organization	non-market
non-revenue	non-trade
nonbusiness	noncommercial
nonfinancial	nonprofit
not-for-profit	occupation
officialdom	pastime
people	personal
philanthropy	play
pleasure	politics
populace	public
public good	public services
public-spirited	pursuit
recreation	red tape
regulations	relaxation
rent-seeking	social
socialism	society
spare time	speculation
stagnation	stakeholder
state	time off
uncommercialized	unemployment
union	user
volunteering