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task

[task, tahsk] / tæsk, tɑsk /
NOUN
job or chore, often assigned
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assignment burden business duty effort exercise function project responsibility undertaking work
STRONG
bother calling charge employment enterprise errand gig grind grindstone headache labor load millstone mission nuisance occupation office onus pain province stint strain tax toil trouble vocation
WEAK
daily grind deadweight fun and games long row to hoe
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irresponsibility
STRONG
aid benefit blessing entertainment fun good health happiness health help hobby idleness inactivity pastime pleasure unemployment
VERB
assign, burden
Synonyms
STRONG
charge encumber entrust exhaust lade load oppress overload push saddle strain tax test weary weigh weight
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist exonerate help unburden

Example Sentences

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Taxes are a complicated task and it shouldn’t hurt anyone’s ego to ask for help.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

As TV producers jockeyed for scoops and access, prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, were faced with another task.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

In 2024, Goodwin Procter started a program called “Thriving with ADHD,” which addressed issues around task initiation, sleep, mental health and working with colleagues with ADHD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The new system learned the task in only 34 minutes, while conventional models required more than a day and a half.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Because they had battery power, water injection had been a far easier task for the operators of unit 3 than it was for those of unit 1, but they were still improvising.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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