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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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When Barry McCardel joined a tech startup in 2014, his job looked very different from the roles typically offered by companies at the center of the emerging internet economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

He installed Blanche as her temporary replacement, in what White House officials say may be an audition for the permanent job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Whose appetite for pain is strong enough to win the job?

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Catcher Cashel Dugger did an acting job worthy of an Academy Award throwing the ball hard to Reddemman on the mound, who then got the runner on third leaving the bag.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s the assistant who speaks, ultimately, tasked with the job via unspoken prodding from her boss.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.