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job

[job] / dʒɒb /
NOUN
employment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
activity appointment assignment business career office operation place position post profession situation spot stint task trade work
STRONG
berth billet calling capacity chore connection craft engagement faculty function gig grind handicraft line livelihood means niche occupation opening posting pursuit racket swindle vocation
WEAK
daily grind métier nine-to-five rat race
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avocation entertainment fun idleness pastime recreation unemployment
STRONG
hobby
NOUN
task
Synonyms
STRONGEST
action assignment business care duty effort office operation project responsibility role stint task thing work
STRONG
act affair burden charge chore commission concern contribution deed devoir enterprise errand function matter mission obligation province pursuit undertaking venture
WEAK
taskwork tour of duty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard entertainment fun idleness inaction inactivity irresponsibility pastime
STRONG
retreat
WEAK
unemployment

Example Sentences

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Andrew Keshner outlined what job seekers are prioritizing and how they can get what they want.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

I knew not speaking English wasn’t a problem for getting a job there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Their job is to take a high incoming voltage and reduce it to the exact level needed for safe operation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

She is due to take up her role in June, when Rob Barber retires and current deputy Glynn Luznyj takes the top job.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But losing this job wouldn’t mean protecting myself from exposure—if the voice can find me here, it can find me anywhere.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse