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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | task |
| Synonyms: | KP, assignment, burden, devoir, duty, effort, errand, grind, housework, job, routine, scutwork, stint, trial, tribulation, workout |
| Main Entry: | drudgery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard, tedious work |
| Synonyms: | backbreaker, chore, daily grind, elbow grease, grind*, gruntwork, labor, menial labor, rat race, slavery, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, workout |
| Antonyms: | snap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility, assignment |
| Synonyms: | burden, business, calling, charge, chore, commission, commitment, committal, contract, devoir, dues, engagement, function, hook*, job, load, millstone, minding the store, mission, must, need, obligation, occupation, office, onus, ought, pains, part, province, role, service, station, string, taking care of business, task, trouble, trust, undertaking, weight, work |
| Antonyms: | disregard, irresponsibility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tedious job |
| Synonyms: | chore, drudgery, groove*, grubwork, hard work, labor, moil, pace, rote, routine, rut, sweat*, task, toil, travail, treadmill |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | job |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | employment |
| Synonyms: | activity, appointment, assignment, berth, billet, business, calling, capacity, career, chore, connection, craft, daily grind, engagement, faculty, function, gig, grind*, handicraft, line, livelihood, means, métier, niche, nine-to-five, occupation, office, opening, operation, place, position, post, posting, profession, pursuit, racket, rat race, situation, spot, stint, swindle*, task, trade, vocation, work |
| Antonyms: | unemployment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | job |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | task |
| Synonyms: | act, action, affair, assignment, burden, business, care, charge, chore, commission, concern, contribution, deed, devoir, duty, effort, enterprise, errand, function, matter, mission, obligation, office, operation, project, province, pursuit, responsibility, role, stint, task, taskwork, thing*, tour of duty, undertaking, venture, work |
| Antonyms: | fun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | labor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | work, undertaking |
| Synonyms: | activity, chore, daily grind, diligence, drudgery, effort, employment, endeavor, energy, exercise, exertion, grind*, gruntwork, industry, job, moonlight, operation, pains, pull, push, strain, stress, struggle, sweat, toil, travail |
| Antonyms: | entertainment, fun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | period of responsibility |
| Synonyms: | assignment, bit, chore, consignment, duty, job, participation, quota, share, shift, spell, stretch, task, term, time, tour, turn, work |
| Main Entry: | sweat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard work |
| Synonyms: | backbreaker, chore, drudgery, effort, grind, labor, moil, slavery, task, toil, travail, work |
| Antonyms: | entertainment, recreation |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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