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Definitions

homework

[hohm-wurk] / ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk /

NOUN

assignment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appointment chore drill duty job position post practice stint

STRONG

beat charge commission mission

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unemployment

WEAK

keeping

NOUN

drill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

ingredient unreadiness

NOUN

revision

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

Example Sentences

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Unsurprisingly, Vance hadn’t done his homework: Both men involved in that crime were British by birth.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

He sketched an idea on the back of his nine-year-old daughter's homework, he says, and soon showed it to an architect, partly expecting him to "laugh me out of the room".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

She remembers how friends envied her freedom; while they were tied down with dinner duty, their kids’ homework, and college savings, Kant spent her evenings painting and didn’t think twice about going out on weeknights.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Until then, Nigerian Henrietta Henry, who describes her first ever visit to LAX as "hell," has one piece of advice for fans this summer: "Do your homework."

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

When their homework was done, the boys and I trooped upstairs.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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