CAREERS Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

careers 1 of 2

noun

plural of career

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verb

present tense third-person singular of career

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to proceed or move quickly she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten

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Recent Examples of careers

Noun

Before helping to launch the political careers of his three sons, Joe Kennedy had a high-profile government career of his own. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025

Verb

After a blood-clot diagnosis last year forced him to contemplate how quickly careers — and lives — can end, Wembanyama decided to create a lasting legacy. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The state offers additional education and resources through UConn Extension to help farmers understand the rule and maintain good agricultural practices.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Proponents say open-source practices promote innovation, while critics warn that making powerful AI models publicly accessible poses safety and security dangers.

— Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of practices

Verb

What makes the Drama races different is that Apple TV series have struggled much more to find its bearings here.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Once inside, the burglar sends in a robotic assistant that races through the rooms, checks drawers, copies keys, locks cabinets and writes a demand note asking for money to unlock the data.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of races

Noun

Experts agree that allowing external services to access Apple’s and Google’s operating systems could be dangerous for security and user privacy.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
This home’s location, which is near the Farmington line, means that services and businesses in the Farmington and Unionville areas, as well as those in Avon and Canton, are just minutes away.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of services

Verb

Also, take care to keep potatoes away from onions, as onions release ethylene gas, which speeds up the sprouting process.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
Beyond producing highly uniform nanowires, the technique speeds up materials research.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Definition of speeds

Noun

All three branches of government need to get involved and solve this problem that is not only costing lives and livelihoods but also damaging the morale of citizens.

— Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
For years, writers with much to lose have risked their reputations and livelihoods in opposition to that work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of livelihoods

Verb

Neutral Tank Tops As mentioned, my mom frequently travels with neutral tops to go with everything from bold pants to a flowy maxi skirt.

— Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Lightning, on the other hand, generally travels three or four times farther visually than the sound of thunder does.

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of travels

Noun

In looking back and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Viking missions to Mars, one is struck by the bold and audacious undertaking.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Leading organizations invest in interoperable platforms, common services and reusable components that can be recombined across missions—capabilities reused rather than rebuilt, allowing innovation to compound.

— Brian Chidester, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of missions

Verb

Their fundamentalist, literal understanding of the Bible is one that drives them to take bigger, bolder actions to affirm their belief that the United States is a Christian nation.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Intentional planning drives better long-term outcomes than an approach prioritizing speed.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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