occupations

NOUN

profession, business

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activity affair

STRONG

calling craft do dodge employment game grindstone hang job lick line moonlight play post pursuit racket slot thing trade vocation work

WEAK

chosen work daily grind day gig line of work métier nine-to-five rat race walk of life what one is into

Antonyms

STRONG

avocation entertainment fun pastime recreation unemployment

WEAK

giving up hobby surrender yielding

NOUN

control, possession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ownership settlement

STRONG

habitation holding inhabitancy inhabitation occupancy residence tenancy tenure title use

Antonyms

WEAK

entertainment fun giving up hobby pastime surrender yielding

NOUN

seizure, takeover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack conquest invasion

STRONG

capture entering subjugation

WEAK

foreign rule

Antonyms

STRONGEST

retreat surrender

WEAK

entertainment fun giving up hobby pastime yielding

Example Sentences

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Employment of electricians is projected to grow 9 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released two years ago.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Also, we don’t yet know what new tasks and occupations will be created because of AI, or which jobs will simply be augmented, said Harry Holzer, a labor economist at Georgetown University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Hiring for these occupations have fallen sharply since the pandemic.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The court was told the occupations of the three women, who were all born in Luton, were unknown.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

They have wives, children, occupations, and interests, they have a background which is so strong that the war cannot obliterate it.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque