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occupations

NOUN

profession, business

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activity affair

STRONG

calling craft do dodge employment game grindstone hang job lick line moonlight play post pursuit racket slot thing trade vocation work

WEAK

chosen work daily grind day gig line of work métier nine-to-five rat race walk of life what one is into

Antonyms

STRONG

avocation entertainment fun pastime recreation unemployment

WEAK

giving up hobby surrender yielding

NOUN

control, possession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ownership settlement

STRONG

habitation holding inhabitancy inhabitation occupancy residence tenancy tenure title use

Antonyms

WEAK

entertainment fun giving up hobby pastime surrender yielding

NOUN

seizure, takeover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack conquest invasion

STRONG

capture entering subjugation

WEAK

foreign rule

Antonyms

STRONGEST

retreat surrender

WEAK

entertainment fun giving up hobby pastime yielding

Example Sentences

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Though rootEd advisers give them information on the wage premium of a college degree and the outlook for different occupations, the students steer their futures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

This phenomenon of having more employed women than men also reflects a gradual shift in the labor market: The industry composition is moving away from traditionally male-dominated blue-collar occupations and more toward healthcare work.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The OpenAI study scanned more than 900 occupations covering 99.7% of U.S. employment, identifying which jobs will see the most pressure first, which could face reorganization and which could see more demand.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Many occupations remain people-led, even if AI can do more underlying cognitive work.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

People had time to pause in their occupations to undertake the passing art of neighborliness.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck