jobs

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 inability incompetence surrender

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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There will also be jail terms for employers who give low-paying jobs to undocumented migrants.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Robinhood Markets will lay off about 10% of its workforce, roughly 290 jobs, to cut costs and improve efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

They are adjusting their plans for retirement, and sometimes continuing to work both in official jobs and silent ones.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

And if you don’t have any lived experience, and I’m not saying it won’t be a threat to our jobs in some level, in some ways, but ...

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

They also did other dirty, dangerous, or menial jobs.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson