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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undertaking, work |
| Synonyms: | activity, adventure, affair, aim, assignment, baby*, blueprint*, business, concern, deal, design, enterprise, exploit, feat, game plan, intention, job, matter, occupation, outline, pet*, plan, program, proposal, proposition, scheme, setup, strategy, task, thing*, venture |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | robbery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stealing |
| Synonyms: | break-in, burglary, caper, embezzlement, felony, heist, hit, holdup, job, larceny, looting, mortal sin, mugging, purse-snatching, stickup, theft, thievery, unlawful act, wrongdoing |
| Notes: | burglary can take place when the victim is not there and is the theft of property without the owner being aware of the crime; in robbery, the victim is present and is confronted |
| Main Entry: | role |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | duty, function |
| Synonyms: | act, bit, business, capacity, execution, game*, guise, job, office, part, piece, pose, position, post, posture, province, stint, task, what one is into |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | situation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | employment status |
| Synonyms: | appointment, berth, billet, capacity, connection, employment, engagement, hire, job, office, place, placement, position, post, profession, spot, trade |
| Main Entry: | skill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, talent to do something |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, address, adroitness, aptitude, art, artistry, cleverness, clout, command, competence, craft, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dodge*, ease, experience, expertise, expertism, expertness, facility, finesse, goods*, handiness, ingenuity, intelligence, job, knack*, know-how, line, makings, moxie*, one's thing, profession, proficiency, prowess, quickness, readiness, right stuff, savvy*, skillfulness, sleight, smarts, stuff*, technique, trade, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, inability, incapability, incapacity, inexperience |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | specialty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinctive feature; concentration |
| Synonyms: | career, claim to fame, cup of tea, distinguishing feature, field of concentration, forte, game*, hobby, job, long suit, magnum opus, major, masterpiece, minor, number, object of attention, object of study, occupation, pièce de résistance, practice, profession, pursuit, racket, special, special project, speciality, thing*, vocation, weakness, work |
| Antonyms: | generalization |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | position in organization |
| Synonyms: | appointment, berth, billet, connection, job, office, place, post, responsibility, situation, station, work |
| 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: | theft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stealing |
| Synonyms: | annexation, appropriation, break-in, burglary, caper, cheating, crime, defrauding, deprivation, embezzlement, extortion, filch, fleece, fraud, grab*, heist, holdup, hustle*, job*, larceny, lift*, looting, mugging, peculation, pilferage, pilfering, pillage, pinch*, piracy, plunder, purloining, racket, rapacity, rip-off, robbery, robbing, score*, shoplifting, snatch*, snitch, steal, stickup, swindle, swindling, swiping, thievery, thieving, touch*, vandalism |
| Antonyms: | return |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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