CHORES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

chores

noun

plural of chore

as in tasks

a piece of work that needs to be done regularly everyone in this household is expected to do weekly chores

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as in headaches

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work cleaning everything out of the attic was a real chore

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Recent Examples of chores Doug worked every blue-collar job under the sun and made Tucker do chores on the farm from a young age. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Unlike a robot built mainly for chores, the SS1 is designed to interact with the people and pets living around it. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Clearing the air around chores, privacy and boundaries will make your space feel like yours again. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 Consider pairing it with other semiannual household chores (such as cleaning your air vents), so your mattress doesn’t get forgotten. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026 The roommates sometimes eat meals together and share household chores. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 TickTalk 6 also includes reminders that parents can set through the TickTalk app for homework, chores, medications, appointments, and daily routines. — Jon Stojan, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Errands, chores, or work needs may bump against your desire for ease, beauty, or personal space. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026 Such scenario competitions included household chores, like washing laundry, folding clothes, and cleaning up living rooms, according to the Chinese state media publication the Global Times. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The Moon opposes probing Pluto, bringing attention to unfinished tasks, mental clutter, or a habit that no longer helps.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
For now, the company is scaling excavator deployments and expanding the types of tasks its system can perform.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tasks

Noun

Those with the condition, which was eventually named Minamata disease, had symptoms including tremors, headaches, seizures, vision and hearing problems, ataxia, dysarthria, memory loss, and cognitive decline.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Patients may experience a very high fever, headaches, neck pain, stupor, disorientation, muscle weakness and other serious symptoms.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of headaches

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As these tasks fell outside the scope of the employees' official duties, the directive amounted to a violation of ethical standards, the report concluded.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
One of this season’s major storylines is Gallagher juggling his bosun duties on the yacht while trying to be present for Cameron and their newborn son, who were living nearby in Croatia.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of duties

Noun

Teachers will be able to use AI tools for creating lesson plans and completing administrative tasks, but not for grading assignments.

— Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Mad Solutions and Irth are now developing a pipeline spanning original Arabic projects, some of which are talent-driven, as well as third-party development and consultancy assignments.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026