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employment n.
task n.

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

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jobs

“If people there have no job opportunities, if there’s no investment to create jobs, people have to make a living somehow,” Camacho said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

When users click external URLs to apply for jobs, the website urges vigilance through a pop-up notification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Amazon and Facebook-owner Meta have also cut thousands of jobs in recent months as they invest heavily in AI.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Of those, 1,914 were direct jobs in the industry, concentrated around Newport and the wider M4 corridor.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Innocent people were fired from their jobs and ostracized by their communities.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson