jobs

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 inability incompetence surrender

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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Before her senior year at Harvard, Alice Jacob was sitting in the kitchen at home applying for jobs with a big spreadsheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

Also see: Dow scores fresh record despite tepid jobs report.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 5, 2026

“Lorne’s always saying everyone in Hollywood has two jobs: their own job and criticizing “SNL.'”

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

He points specifically to efforts that started in the 1990s, when the council was led by Sir Howard Bernstein, to revamp the city centre with the aim of attracting new money and white-collar jobs.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

With so many military bases there, there were lots of jobs in the area.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson