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

Do artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT eliminate jobs, create new ones, or both? — Jeffrey C. Dixon, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

The county’s Fire Department has four fire engineer jobs vacancies, and five additional firefighters are on leave. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

That’s why sometimes stocks sell off after a blockbuster jobs report. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Their campaign focused on combating corruption and insecurity, creating jobs, and strengthening public institutions. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Hollywood voice actors are split over AI voice cloning, as big-name performers license lucrative replicas while freelancers see jobs vanish and fear training their own replacements. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Some conservative groups have forcefully pushed back on the idea, saying the tax increase would lead to lower wages and fewer jobs at businesses seeking to offset the additional tax burden. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Denver is facing a $200 million budget deficit in 2026 and has laid off 169 city workers, cut city services and left hundreds of city jobs unfilled because of the budget squeeze. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

New headquarters, new jobs The combined company will establish Southeast offices in Sandy Springs at the headquarters of Cox Communications. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026