Synonyms of gigs

gigs 1 of 2

noun

plural of gig

as in performances

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

Related Words

• performances
• assignments
• engagements
• works
• presentations
• missions
• games
• places
• employments
• occupations
• hires
• professions
• positions
• offices
• callings
• trades
• vocations
• employs
• appointments
• livings
• arts
• lines
• posts
• berths
• enterprises
• situations
• loads
• lays
• businesses
• calls
• duties
• rackets
• crafts
• livelihoods
• lifeworks
• tasks
• functions
• fields
• handicrafts
• billets
• workloads
• métiers
• handcrafts

gigs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gig

as in buses

Related Words

• buses
• coaches
• cabs
• rides
• road-trips
• motors
• cruises
• jets
• sails
• migrates
• drives
• trundles
• flies
• tours
• navigates
• rolls
• trips
• treks
• roams
• barnstorms
• knocks (about)
• hops
• jaunts
• journeys
• roves
• wanders
• travels
• rambles
• pilgrimages
• voyages
• gallivants
• traipses
• perambulates
• peregrinates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gigs

Noun

Windey, who publicly came out as a lesbian in 2023, has her wife, comedian and Hacks star Robby Hoffman, to help with practicing her lines and getting ready for her recent gigs. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026

Castronovo has been dealing with an undisclosed medical ailment that forced him to leave the stage midway through two recent gigs and hand his sticks over to drum tech Steve Toomey. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026

Old footage of Brand, from home video to early stand-up gigs, is played slowly, all the better to maximize the sense that something is wrong with this man. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2026

Of the 25 dates, two had previously been made known to fans in the prior 48 hours — her gigs at the Coachella festival April 10 and 17. — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

In recent gigs, illness has meant that Collins has sung from a seated position, with his son Nic taking over drumming duties from his father. — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Bobby Pulido is graduating from quinceañera gigs to the Capitol. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

John, 79, performed at Mexico City’s iconic Estadio Banorte last month, playing two gigs that marked the conclusion of his long goodbye Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026

The charming alt-pop outfit Guster, founded 35 years ago at Tufts University in Massachusetts, occasionally involves symphony orchestras in their gigs. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026