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

The researchers evaluated VFlash across several two-dimensional and three-dimensional robot trajectory prediction tasks.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
For these more demanding tasks, the K70 offers a full-coverage cleaning mode that tackles floors, walls, waterlines and slopes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tasks

Noun

Nearsightedness in childhood can mean headaches, learning difficulties and the cost and inconvenience of glasses or contacts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Other areas researched include inflammation, headaches, lung function, arthritis, bone density, blood pressure and substance use.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of headaches

Noun

Shimmy helms chorus duties before passing the baton to Future, who shades a woman he’s done with.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
Manifest Pictures has boarded international sales rights ahead of the American Film Market, taking over sales duties from XYZ.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of duties

Noun

Eco effort The hotel has achieved the highest level of BREEAM certification for its sustainability performance and has brought 650 new jobs to the area.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
In August, Musk’s companies received a $30-million grant through a state program to build a semiconductor plant that is estimated to create 3,000 jobs, one of several cash infusions he’s received through state programs.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 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