tasks

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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Faizi said "tasks have been divided between men and women" for generations in the Parun Valley, where residents speak their own dialect.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The school said students are sometimes given word searches or other simple tasks initially to "de-escalate" their behaviour but once they are calm, they are given academic work.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

He lived rent-free, helping her with health-related issues and other tasks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

The FTC today enforces some 80 statutes that cover “almost every facet of the Nation’s economy, and the tasks it undertakes are ‘the very essence of “execution” of the law,’” the Chief writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

He realized the numerous ways that they could serve their country by performing socially useful tasks.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti