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 page-management tools cover common PDF chores without requiring another utility. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Sullivan began her chores, which included cleaning the home’s windows. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 The calendar also features weather forecasting, sleep mode, and a parental lock to prevent kids from editing, adding, or deleting chores and events. — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026 Romance meant doing chores together, baking together, growing old together. — Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 Rated at 27 horsepower (about 20 kW), it's aimed squarely at everyday farm chores like mowing, tilling and hauling – the kind of work that has traditionally meant firing up a diesel engine. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 McCausland said there is a new event this year – the Agrolympics – in which people team up in twos to answer questions about farming, and maybe compete in some farm chores. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 Leo July 23 – August 22 Morning chores shift by this afternoon. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 Women are no longer required universally to stay home and handle all of the cleaning chores by themselves. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Those employees can then use tools like Claude Code or apps like Slack to engage agents across a variety of tasks, including data collection and insights, troubleshooting, and job-specific automation.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The eight-piece set includes a solid spoon, slotted spoon, solid spatula, slotted spatula, pasta fork, deep ladle, meat carving fork, and skimmer to tackle everyday cooking tasks with ease.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tasks

Noun

There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The growth that got her there had eaten everything—more people, more vendors, more headaches, but no more margin.

— Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of headaches

Noun

China pushed back promptly on the passage of the Sanctioning Russia Act, though Trump has not yet signed the legislation or announced an intention to make good on the authority to levy new duties.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Both lawsuits seek damages based on a Missouri law that allows lawsuits against the secretary of state if the officeholder neglects their duties.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of duties

Noun

Nussbaum and her colleagues began passing out leaflets at Boston subway and bus stops to women heading to their jobs at downtown office buildings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
The jobs nobody wants The job of deciding whether a Florida family can buy groceries this month or keep its health coverage falls to DCF’s frontline caseworkers, known as economic self-sufficiency specialists.

— Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of jobs

Noun

These devices are typically used for all assessments throughout the school year and can be used for various assignments or activities, like math games or lessons on 3D shapes, each day.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Kiley proposed a change that would allow representatives to keep their existing assignments rather than forcing them to vacate their seats.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026