Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hobby |
| Synonyms: | amusement, diversion, kick*, occupation, pastime, recreation, schtick, shot*, side interest, sideline, thing* |
| Antonyms: | profession, vocation, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | affair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity |
| Synonyms: | assignment, avocation, calling, case, circumstance, concern, duty, employment, episode, event, hap, happening, incident, interest, job, mission, obligation, occupation, occurrence, office function, proceeding, profession, project, province, pursuit, question, realm, responsibility, subject, task, thing*, topic, transaction, undertaking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | department |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of interest, expertise |
| Synonyms: | activity, administration, assignment, avocation, bailiwick, berth, bureau, business, capacity, class, classification, domain, dominion, duty, field, function, incumbency, jurisdiction, line, niche, occupation, office, province, realm, responsibility, slot, specialty, sphere, spot, station, vocation, walk of life, wing |
| Main Entry: | employment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | working for a living; |
| Synonyms: | assignment, avocation, awarding, business, calling, carrying, commissioning, contracting, craft, employ, engagement in activity application, engaging, enlistment, enrollment, exercise, exercising, exertion, field, function, game*, hire, hiring, job, line, mission, métier, number, occupation, occupying, office, position, post, profession, pursuit, racket, recruitment, retaining, service, servicing, setup, signing on, situation, taking on, thing*, trade, using, vocation, what one is into, work |
| Antonyms: | idleness, inactivity, unemployment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sphere of influence, activity, interest, study |
| Synonyms: | area, avocation, bailiwick, bounds, calling, champaign, circle, compass, confines, cup of tea, demesne, department, discipline, domain, dominion, environment, job, jurisdiction, limits, line, long suit, margin, métier, occupation, orbit, precinct, province, purview, racket, range, reach, region, scope, speciality, specialty, sweep, terrain, territory, thing, vocation, walk, weakness, work |
| Main Entry: | hobby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pleasurable pastime |
| Synonyms: | amusement, art, avocation, bag*, craft, craze, distraction, diversion, divertissement, fad*, fancy, favorite occupation, fun, game, interest, kick*, labor of love, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, obsession, occupation, pet topic, play, quest, relaxation, schtick, shot, sideline, specialty, sport, thing*, vagary, weakness, whim, whimsy |
| Antonyms: | profession, vocation, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | profession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | line of work requiring academic or practical preparation |
| Synonyms: | art, avocation, berth, billet, biz, business, calling, career, chosen work, concern, craft, dodge*, employment, engagement, field, game*, handicraft, lifework, line of work, line*, métier, occupation, office, position, post, pursuit, rat race, role, service, situation, slot, specialty, sphere, thing*, trade, undertaking, vocation, walk of life |
| Antonyms: | avocation, entertainment, fun, hobby |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recreation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sports, games, special interests |
| Synonyms: | R and R, amusement, avocation, ball*, disport, dissipation, distraction, diversion, divertissement, ease, enjoyment, entertainment, exercise, festivity, field day, frolic, fun, fun and games, game, hilarity, hobby, holiday, jollity, laughs, leisure activity, mirth, pastime, picnic, play, playtime, pleasure, rec, refreshment, relaxation, relief, repose, rollick, sport, vacation |
| Antonyms: | labor, profession, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | profession, work |
| Synonyms: | art, avocation, business, calling, craft, employment, game, handicraft, job, line, line of work, métier, nine-to-five, occupation, position, pursuit, skill, thing*, vocation |
| Antonyms: | entertainment, fun, pastime |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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