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 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 Her emphasis on makeup, bathing and house chores quickly backfired, because she was seen as promoting old-fashioned gender roles and excessive working hours that have long been considered problems in Japan. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Sierra, Pedraza testified, didn’t want to follow the rules or do household chores before the accident. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 How To Prevent It Like many bathroom chores, prevention is much easier than constant deep cleaning. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026 Unwinding properly is about creating a sanctuary where your daily chores vanish, your Wi-Fi never lags, and your entertainment sounds like pure gold. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 Others may want help remembering follow-ups or keeping track of household chores that always seem to surface at the worst possible time. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Brisk walking, light cycling, doubles tennis and household chores such as vacuuming, mopping and mowing the lawn were categorized as moderate activity; vigorous activity included jogging, fast cycling, singles tennis and aerobics. — Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The software platform can manage workflows between human resources and IT, even if the tasks involve an outside chatbot such as Claude.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Researchers trained it on tasks with known loopholes—ways to get rewarded without actually completing the task as intended— then gave it new challenges.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tasks

Noun

In Meta’s case, creepy video-recording incidents and privacy-light tampering have caused severe headaches for the company.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Neurological symptoms, like persistent headaches, may also warrant seeing a doctor.

— Angelica Stabile , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of headaches

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The service previously operated the EC-130Q for TACAMO duties from 1963 through 1993, according to Lockheed Martin.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Rome — Pope Leo XIV left hospital Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery in a swift return to his duties following the first health scare of his papacy.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of duties

Noun

The protection of American jobs justified the chains of bondage, or so the argument went.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of jobs

Noun

In this new 34-page complaint filed on October 16 in the state Supreme Court, Amy Helm alleges that Parillo took control of LHS by way of voting assignments.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026