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job

[job] / dʒɒb /
NOUN
employment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
activity appointment assignment business career office operation place position post profession situation spot stint task trade work
STRONG
berth billet calling capacity chore connection craft engagement faculty function gig grind handicraft line livelihood means niche occupation opening posting pursuit racket swindle vocation
WEAK
daily grind métier nine-to-five rat race
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avocation entertainment fun idleness pastime recreation unemployment
STRONG
hobby
NOUN
task
Synonyms
STRONGEST
action assignment business care duty effort office operation project responsibility role stint task thing work
STRONG
act affair burden charge chore commission concern contribution deed devoir enterprise errand function matter mission obligation province pursuit undertaking venture
WEAK
taskwork tour of duty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard entertainment fun idleness inaction inactivity irresponsibility pastime
STRONG
retreat
WEAK
unemployment

Example Sentences

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Whoever is given the job of informing him of that had better take a handful of sedatives and a crowbar to pry the president off the wall of the Oval Office.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Slowing population growth and a recent weakening of labor-market participation also have squeezed the job market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

At 37, I’m quitting my $165,000 job to be a stay-at-home dad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Does the judge have an obligation to solicit rebuttal, or is it counsel’s job to insist on giving it?

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

If a spirit was in distress, it was his job to help.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman