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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Battered by fierce Chinese competition, weak demand in Europe and a troubled shift to electric vehicles, the 10-brand carmaker has seen its profits sink and is in the process of cutting 50,000 jobs in Germany.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

After last year’s graduation season, even some top-tier M.B.A. graduates struggled to land jobs several months after leaving their universities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The biggest monthly job gainers were the hotel and restaurant industries, which added 3,700 jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

A company that sells meal kits is to close its Lincolnshire warehouse, putting 290 jobs at risk.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

I had told my parents that I had to talk to people about new jobs and they’d extended my be-out time to nine-thirty.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen