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occupation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of occupation

1 the activity by which one regularly makes a living
  • My primary occupation is stockbroker, but I'm a drummer in a rock band on the weekends.
Synonyms of occupation

calling, employment, game, line, profession, trade, vocation, work
Words Related to occupation

call, lifework

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

assignment, engagement, gig, mission

art, craft, handcraft, handicraft

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

duty, function, job, load, task, workload
Near Antonyms of occupation

avocation, hobby, pursuit
2 the act or fact of residing in a place
  • Occupation of a condemned building is illegal.
Synonyms of occupation

habitation, occupancy, possession, residency
Words Related to occupation

tenancy

ownership, proprietorship

trespass
Near Antonyms of occupation

dispossession, ejection

vacancy

vacating, vacation

Synonym Discussion of occupation

work, employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, métier, business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living. work may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative or not.
    • her work as a hospital volunteer
employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer.
    • your employment with this firm is hereby terminated
occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training.
    • his occupation as a trained auto mechanic
calling applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession.
    • the ministry seemed my true calling
pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest.
    • her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit
métier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted.
    • acting was my one and only métier
business suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs.
    • the business of managing a hotel

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