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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Tasks that knowledge workers commonly take on include creating spreadsheets and presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Tasks included promoting "meaningful gym activities within the sportshalls, gym areas and courtyards".

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

Tasks blurred together; it took longer to think of words.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025

Tasks ranging from holding a conversation to driving a car require us to remember and perceive how long things take -- a complex but largely unconscious calculation running constantly beneath the surface of our thoughts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

Tasks, shutting up, open reproof, but especially moral restraint, are the means employed for correction.

From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William