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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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Ma cautioned that Japan has "homework" to do, including on production capacity, skilled labour, second- and third-tier suppliers, certification, testing, maintenance support and the ability to "deliver on time".

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

“If you’ve done your homework, you know that shirt is from the ’60s,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But all of that says little about this film’s take on the pop machine, other than that Lowery did his homework to perfect an aesthetic.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Ellen Shapley thought she did all her homework ahead of a planned trip to Egypt in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A scruffy young man with a calculus textbook glances up from his homework and says, “Uh-huh. She used to live next to my cousin. What’s the problem?”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith