Synonyms of jobs

jobs 1 of 2

noun

plural of job

1

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

a high-paying job as a banker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• positions
• posts
• places
• employments
• situations
• appointments
• functions
• connections
• capacities
• billets
• employs
• berths
• occupations
• professions
• offices
• careers
• businesses
• works
• vocations
• postings
• services
• tasks
• spots
• duties
• pursuits
• trades
• livelihoods
• callings
• gigs
• missions
• engagements
• practices
• rackets
• livings
• lines
• lifeworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocations
• unemployments

2

as in tasks

a piece of work that needs to be done regularly

taking the trash out is one of my jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tasks
• duties
• assignments
• projects
• chores
• responsibilities
• missions
• functions
• errands
• operations
• enterprises
• endeavors
• offices
• posts
• undertakings
• stints
• commissions
• care
• routes
• chares
• rounds
• circuits
• charges

3

as in missions

a specific task with which a person or group is charged

your job on this committee is to review the curriculum and suggest changes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• missions
• assignments
• duties
• operations
• responsibilities
• posts
• requirements
• businesses
• details
• obligations
• briefs
• offices
• charges
• works
• needs
• chores
• errands
• commitments
• burdens
• appointments
• promises
• labors
• commissions
• constraints
• nominations
• designations
• restraints
• pledges
• compulsions

4

as in roles

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

a coffeemaker's job is to make coffee, and this overpriced machine doesn't do it very well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roles
• tasks
• purposes
• functions
• parts
• works
• positions
• places
• businesses
• capacities
• missions
• occupations
• activities
• hands
• vocations
• duties
• offices
• services
• situations
• concerns
• responsibilities
• involvements
• affairs
• posts
• assignments
• participations
• pursuits
• callings
• niches
• uses
• employs
• commissions
• charges

5

as in headaches

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work

boy, doing all that filing was a real job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headaches
• efforts
• killers
• chores
• burdens
• beasts
• loads
• bears
• labors
• nuisances
• troubles
• weights
• drudgeries
• strains
• heavy liftings
• lucubrations
• sweats
• grinds
• bothers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setups
• breezes
• kid stuff
• snaps
• duck soup
• cinches
• child's play

jobs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of job

as in apprentices

Related Words

• apprentices
• partners
• contracts
• recruits
• hires
• fees
• subcontracts
• signs (up or on)
• places
• employs
• pays
• rehires
• takes on
• retains
• lays on
• assumes
• engages
• upgrades
• reemploys
• reengages
• enlists
• advances
• keeps (on)
• promotes
• headhunts
• scouts

Dissimilar Words

• furloughs
• cans
• fires
• axes
• locks out
• lays off
• discharges
• dismisses
• sacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jobs

Noun

The operation is expected to create 40 direct jobs and around 150 indirect positions across animation, post-production, sound, translation, distribution, licensing, merchandising and legal services. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 16 July 2026

The filing was made at the behest of a creditor, according to German news platform NDR, identified as the Minjob-Zentrale, the government agency in charge of registering the country’s part-time jobs and collecting social security contributions. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

Overall, the Steel River Energy Center initiative is expected to create over 700 construction jobs per phase and $300 million in local tax revenue. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

That is keeping Texas' supply of workers well in line with demand, with 104 available workers for every 100 open jobs. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 July 2026

To help fuel that growth, JPMorgan announced a $24 million investment through loans and philanthropic grants to support a new submarine manufacturing and assembly facility expected to create 450 permanent jobs. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 July 2026

He was often seen in Biddeford, a small city of nearly 23,000 people, with his 3-year-old daughter and worked multiple jobs to provide for his family. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 16 July 2026

Despite the availability of commuter buses and Metrolink rail services, many still drive to jobs in Los Angeles and surrounding communities because of differing work schedules and the need to travel to places not close to public transit stops. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Since opening, The Pearl has earned $224 million through jobs, visitors and student activity, according to a Thursday, July 9, news release from Advocate. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026