Definitions

job

[johb] / dʒoʊb /

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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The search is under way for a permanent director general, one of the most demanding jobs in the British media.

From BBC

She said he had secured teaching jobs in Edinburgh after moving to the city from South Africa in 1967.

From BBC

AI can already do the junior analyst’s job.

From MarketWatch

Now that they’re settled, it’s easy to forget how tough it was to find a rental near Chait’s new job in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times

Conversations during day jobs at department stores led to woodsheds and studio recordings.

From Los Angeles Times