Synonyms of jobs

jobs 1 of 2

noun

plural of job

1

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

a high-paying job as a banker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• positions
• posts
• places
• employments
• situations
• appointments
• functions
• connections
• capacities
• billets
• employs
• berths
• occupations
• professions
• offices
• careers
• businesses
• works
• vocations
• postings
• services
• tasks
• spots
• duties
• pursuits
• trades
• livelihoods
• callings
• gigs
• missions
• engagements
• practices
• rackets
• livings
• lines
• lifeworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocations
• unemployments

2

as in tasks

a piece of work that needs to be done regularly

taking the trash out is one of my jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tasks
• duties
• assignments
• projects
• chores
• responsibilities
• missions
• functions
• errands
• operations
• enterprises
• endeavors
• offices
• posts
• undertakings
• stints
• commissions
• care
• routes
• chares
• rounds
• circuits
• charges

3

as in missions

a specific task with which a person or group is charged

your job on this committee is to review the curriculum and suggest changes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• missions
• assignments
• duties
• operations
• responsibilities
• posts
• requirements
• businesses
• details
• obligations
• briefs
• offices
• charges
• works
• needs
• chores
• errands
• commitments
• burdens
• appointments
• promises
• labors
• commissions
• constraints
• nominations
• designations
• restraints
• pledges
• compulsions

4

as in roles

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

a coffeemaker's job is to make coffee, and this overpriced machine doesn't do it very well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roles
• tasks
• purposes
• functions
• parts
• works
• positions
• places
• businesses
• capacities
• missions
• occupations
• activities
• hands
• vocations
• duties
• offices
• services
• situations
• concerns
• responsibilities
• involvements
• affairs
• posts
• assignments
• participations
• pursuits
• callings
• niches
• uses
• employs
• commissions
• charges

5

as in headaches

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work

boy, doing all that filing was a real job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headaches
• efforts
• killers
• chores
• burdens
• beasts
• loads
• bears
• labors
• nuisances
• troubles
• weights
• drudgeries
• strains
• heavy liftings
• lucubrations
• sweats
• grinds
• bothers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• setups
• breezes
• kid stuff
• snaps
• duck soup
• cinches
• child's play

jobs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of job

as in apprentices

Related Words

• apprentices
• partners
• contracts
• recruits
• hires
• fees
• subcontracts
• signs (up or on)
• places
• employs
• pays
• rehires
• takes on
• retains
• lays on
• assumes
• engages
• upgrades
• reemploys
• reengages
• enlists
• advances
• keeps (on)
• promotes
• headhunts
• scouts

Dissimilar Words

• furloughs
• cans
• fires
• axes
• locks out
• lays off
• discharges
• dismisses
• sacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jobs

Noun

Cabot expects the projects to support manufacturing and construction jobs while creating additional capacity for customers operating in the North American battery supply chain. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

This period included a plan to cut 200 jobs in 2024, though Channel 4’s average employee numbers only fell by 67 roles during that year. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Scheels is expected to generate roughly $135 million in annual revenue, plus 500 new jobs. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Carvana, the car vending machine retailer known for its glass towers filled with vehicles, is planning to add 100 new jobs in the Charlotte region, the company announced this week. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

The project has created thousand of jobs and intends to one day shuttle travelers to and from Southern and Northern California. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Weiss had interviewed for other jobs since his Rockies’ tenure, but got no other inquiries last winter. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Beyond health, direct cash support boosts local economies by creating jobs and stimulating spending. — Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

The project is also anticipated to generate a near $6 billion in economic activity through the next decade, as well as almost 15,000 jobs. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026