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gig

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Synonyms of gig

(Entry 1 of 2)

a job usually for a specified amount of time (as for a musician, an actor, etc.)

He was finally able to book a gig at the nightclub.

her last acting gig

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gig

assignment,
engagement,
hire,
mission

calling,
employ,
employment,
game,
lay,
line,
occupation,
profession,
trade,
vocation,
work

performance,
presentation

call,
lifework

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

art,
craft,
handcraft,
handicraft

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

duty,
function,
load,
task,
workload

gig

verb

Synonyms of gig (Entry 2 of 2)

as in drive, ride

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gig

bus,
cab,
coach,
cruise,
drive,
fly,
jet,
motor,
navigate,
ride,
roll,
sail,
trundle

migrate,
road-trip

barnstorm

gallivant
(also galavant),
hop,
jaunt,
knock (about),
perambulate,
ramble,
roam,
rove,
traipse,
wander

journey,
peregrinate,
pilgrimage,
tour,
travel,
trek,
trip,
voyage

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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 7 Jul. 2022.

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