LIFEWORK Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

lifework

noun

Definition of lifework

as in work

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Recent Examples of lifework Love ’em or not, Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton brought undeniable talent, commitment, and joy to their lifework. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Spreading that message is Bigtree’s lifework. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026 Four years after Farmer’s death, Clinton reflects on preserving her mentor’s lifework in health care and remembers his tender tenacity. — Chelsea Clinton, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026 How an accident led to a career Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident. — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024 From a restricted viewing area not far away, Louise Prockter, a graceful scientist with sandy hair, glanced at a countdown clock and then back at the rocket, which carried her lifework. — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024

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Noun

Yet he was accused of failing to do his work as recently as November, detained in a neighboring village over rainfall that disrupted an important ceremony.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The top is varied enough in design enough to wear with jeans, a skirt, or your favorite work trousers.

— Jessie Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of work

Noun

Fitoussi, who also made a film championing the background players with The Extras, creates a witty and actually poignant look at the profession where real talent so often goes unrecognized and unappreciated.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Zahnd was awarded Missouri’s Prosecutor of the Year award in 2014 for pushing to establish best practices for the profession.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of profession

Noun

On the last nights of the occupation, troops burned more than 400 tons of waste in open air burn pits, ostensibly for security reasons.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
But on the ground in the West Bank, the mostly symbolic moves have not affected Israel’s decades-long military occupation.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupation

Noun

The groups have staged attacks mainly targeting security forces and people from Punjab who travel to Balochistan for business or employment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
The precariousness of the job is a reason why the younger generation seeks out more reliable employment.

— Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of employment

Noun

The federal watchdog found that detainees were sometimes confined in small metal cages and lacked adequate living space and access to water.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Ahead of these events, the group is asking that employers provide union and living wage jobs, funding for 50,000 units of housing for working families, a moratorium on short-term rentals and protections for immigrant workers.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of living

Noun

In his first major interview about his tell-all memoir, Tyler Hassen describes the culture clash surrounding DOGE’s mission and the backlash that followed.

— Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
The story spans 1955 to 1971, tracing the lead-up to R&AW’s formation and its first mission during the 1971 war against Pakistan.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of mission

Noun

Glenn also took over defensive play-calling after firing Steve Wilks, who orchestrated one of the NFL’s worst units.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
But high above the world, empire, rank and aspiration fall away, leaving two outsiders bound by mutual respect and trust — and for Tenzing, the fulfillment of both a lifelong dream and a spiritual calling.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

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