BILLS Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

bills 1 of 3

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

Therefore, how much of the impact caused by El Niño will ultimately translate into the bills handed to consumers remains to be seen. — CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 While the girl returned to her family in the fall, Maloney and her husband are still behind on bills. — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Goldman Sachs projected the AI buildout will push US electricity costs up 6% between 2026 and 2027, with a further 3% increase by 2028, increasing neighboring homeowners’ utility bills. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 This means every manual transfer of bills of materials, drawings or engineering revisions creates opportunities for error. — Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Raised in a one-parent house in Shellman — a rural farming town in southwest Georgia — his mother moved 40 miles away to Eufala, Alabama, for a higher-paying job when Davis was in 11th grade to help pay the bills. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bills

Noun

Davis’ defense attorney, Michael Sanft, challenged jurors to identify evidence outside Davis’ own statements that placed him in Las Vegas or inside the Cadillac on the night Shakur was shot.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of statements

Noun

Preserve messages and notes about what happened and check whether clean backups are available.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
As Madrid has grown into a tourist hot spot, foreign visitors are also snatching up his fans, which Llerandi notes are more reliable than their portable, electric counterparts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of notes

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The Department of Homeland Security and ICE, the immigration and customs agency, have borrowed from video games in their recruitment posters and social-media campaigns.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
In the Dash film and across the Prada show, Cao boldly addresses a critical quandary (one that is underlined by her pairing of romantic and pastoral imagery with posters that once promoted Mao- and Reform-era agricultural mechanization initiatives).

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of posters

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The bank had expected profit to decline on the back of higher raw material and tea leaf costs, as well as expenses related to the company’s vending machine business.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Build Reserves For Economic Uncertainty Have an emergency fund that covers your company expenses for six months in case of unexpected economic fluctuations.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of expenses

Noun

The state agency oversees the facility’s air and water quality permits and compliance with environmental waste laws.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Johnson has repeatedly spoken out about how Missouri’s gun laws have hampered prosecuting the case, after two of the men charged in the shooting received plea agreements.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

So, the bad taste that’s left in their mouths are the issues that came with you from Houston on top of coming here to Cleveland.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of mouths

Noun

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