Definitions

homework

[hohm-wurk] / ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk /

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assignment n.
drill n.
lesson n.
practice n.
preparation n.
revision n.

NOUN

assignment

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appointment chore drill duty job position post practice stint

STRONG

beat charge commission mission

Antonyms

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unemployment

WEAK

keeping

NOUN

drill

Synonyms

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assignment conditioning discipline drilling preparation repetition training tryout warmup workout

STRONG

call constitutional dress gym instruction maneuvers marching run through shakedown

WEAK

daily dozen dry run learning by doing

NOUN

lesson

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class education exercise instruction lecture practice reading study task teaching test

STRONG

assignment coaching drill period quiz recitation schooling

WEAK

chalk talk tutoring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

NOUN

practice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action discipline drill experience operation preparation study training use

STRONG

assignment background drilling effect iteration recitation recounting rehearsal relating repetition seasoning tune-up

WEAK

prepping workout

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness inaction

WEAK

abstention ignorance neglect refrain

NOUN

preparation

Synonyms

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arrangement construction education establishment formation groundwork measure plan precaution preparedness qualification rehearsal study training

STRONG

alertness anticipation background base basis evolution expectation fitting foresight foundation gestation incubation manufacture provision readying rundown safeguard schoolwork substructure tryout workout

WEAK

buildup dry run getting ready lead time making ready preparing putting in order

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ignorance

WEAK

ingredient unreadiness

NOUN

revision

Synonyms

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alteration amendment improvement modification reconsideration reexamination review

STRONG

correction editing emendation polish rectification redaction redraft rescript retrospect retrospection revisal revise updating

WEAK

afterlight overhauling recension rectifying reediting restyling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

worsening

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Weigh those cons against the things AI has reliably proven it can do – cheat on homework and write janky code – and it’s easy to understand Sanders’ urge to stand and yell “stop!”

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

This time, I did my homework by getting multiple moving quotes and reading company reviews.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The girls -- who help others in their building with their homework -- have recently started going to classes outside in secret.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Mrs. Barryte would have to call my parents and be like, ‘She did not do her homework.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Babs makes us dinner and helps me with the rest of my homework at her kitchen table.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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