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employment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of employment

1 the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose

  • the employment of the kitchen oven as a storage cupboard had predictably disastrous results
Synonyms of employment

application, exercise, operation, play, usage, use
Words Related to employment

exertion

reuse
Near Antonyms of employment

disuse, nonuse

2 the activity by which one regularly makes a living

  • his regular employment is that of a restaurant waiter, but he always identifies himself as an actor
Synonyms of employment

calling, game, lay, line, occupation, profession, trade, vocation, work
Words Related to employment

call, lifework

business, enterprise, field, livelihood, living, métier (also metier), racket [slang]

assignment, engagement, gig, mission

art, craft, handcraft, handicraft

appointment, berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation

duty, function, job, load, task, workload
Near Antonyms of employment

avocation, hobby, pursuit

3 the state of being provided with a paying job

  • the parents tried to convey to their adult son the joys of steady employment
Synonyms of employment

employ, engagement, hire
Words Related to employment

appointment, assignment, conscription, enlistment, recruitment

incumbency, tenure

occupation, place, position, post, situation, work
Near Antonyms of employment

boot, discharge, dismissal, firing, removal, sack, severance

demotion, suspension

furlough, layoff, leave, liberty, retirement
Antonyms of employment

joblessness, nonemployment, unemployment

Synonym Discussion of employment

work, employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, métier, business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living. work may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative or not.
    • her work as a hospital volunteer
employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer.
    • your employment with this firm is hereby terminated
occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training.
    • his occupation as a trained auto mechanic
calling applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession.
    • the ministry seemed my true calling
pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest.
    • her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit
métier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted.
    • acting was my one and only métier
business suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs.
    • the business of managing a hotel

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