Definitions

homework

[hohm-wurk] / ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk /

NOUN

assignment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appointment chore drill duty job position post practice stint

STRONG

beat charge commission mission

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unemployment

WEAK

keeping

NOUN

drill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assignment conditioning discipline drilling preparation repetition training tryout warmup workout

STRONG

call constitutional dress gym instruction maneuvers marching run through shakedown

WEAK

daily dozen dry run learning by doing

NOUN

lesson

Synonyms

STRONGEST

class education exercise instruction lecture practice reading study task teaching test

STRONG

assignment coaching drill period quiz recitation schooling

WEAK

chalk talk tutoring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

NOUN

practice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action discipline drill experience operation preparation study training use

STRONG

assignment background drilling effect iteration recitation recounting rehearsal relating repetition seasoning tune-up

WEAK

prepping workout

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness inaction

WEAK

abstention ignorance neglect refrain

NOUN

preparation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement construction education establishment formation groundwork measure plan precaution preparedness qualification rehearsal study training

STRONG

alertness anticipation background base basis evolution expectation fitting foresight foundation gestation incubation manufacture provision readying rundown safeguard schoolwork substructure tryout workout

WEAK

buildup dry run getting ready lead time making ready preparing putting in order

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

ingredient unreadiness

NOUN

revision

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alteration amendment improvement modification reconsideration reexamination review

STRONG

correction editing emendation polish rectification redaction redraft rescript retrospect retrospection revisal revise updating

WEAK

afterlight overhauling recension rectifying reediting restyling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

worsening

Example Sentences

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Unsurprisingly, Vance hadn’t done his homework: Both men involved in that crime were British by birth.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Abolishing the organisation which champions patient views on health and social care would leave the NHS "marking their own homework", a group representing local councils in England and Wales has warned.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Until then, Nigerian Henrietta Henry, who describes her first ever visit to LAX as "hell," has one piece of advice for fans this summer: "Do your homework."

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Solution manuals have long been online, and any number of web sites have enabled students to cheat on assigned homework.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

There was a boy named Calvin who told me his favorite thing in the world was homework, and then he grinned real big at Ms. Washington.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

homework

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