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 The little robot cubes can even help astronauts with everyday chores in space. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Au pairs can provide childcare for up to 45 hours a week and help with family chores such as laundry, dinner and school drop-offs and pick-ups. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026 Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Think of your home as a simulated work environment in which everyday chores — like unloading the dishwasher or gathering ingredients for a meal – are a chance to learn. — John Gill, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Without to-do lists or chores, breathing in the fresh ocean air, my son and I were able to connect and share the pleasure of great food. — Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Checking out of your next Airbnb might be less of a hassle now that the company is banning hosts from including time-consuming chores in their house rules. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 Unusually for an executive of such power, Daunt, who is sixty-three, spent more than twenty years running his own bookshops in the leafy parts of London—lugging boxes, placing orders, and performing other Meg Ryan-ish chores. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 At the same time, outsourcing certain chores to AI agents causes real-world problems. — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Existing approaches typically require specialized algorithms for different tasks, limiting their wider use in robotics.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Once an agent demonstrates consistent performance, routine tasks with limited consequences can be automated more fully.

— Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of tasks

Noun

The area is one of the most notorious traffic headaches in the country, with the mountains dividing the bustling Westside employment hub from the San Fernando Valley.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Those headaches create headwinds, but the underlying story provides support.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of headaches

Noun

Backup running back Tyler Goodson is expected to handle kick return duties, while wide receiver Jonathan Mingo is expected to be the punt returner.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
In his absence, the duo of Damon Ferguson and La’Vell Wright have handled Pittsburgh’s duties in the backfield.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of duties

Noun

Despite a strong growth forecast for the region, unemployment among the fast-growing youth population remains stubbornly high, leading to political instability and leaving the authorities looking for ways to create more jobs.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Unlike training approaches that largely depend on preparing datasets and updating models before deployment, this framework allows robots to continue learning while performing actual jobs.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of jobs

Noun

Her Congressional assignments include the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, along with Science, Space & Technology.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The ball sticks, defensive assignments get lost, and the Nets begin to resemble five players waiting for a bad night to end.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026