Synonyms of tasks

tasks 1 of 2

noun

plural of task

1

as in duties

a piece of work that needs to be done regularly

one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in roles

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

the forklift's task is to stack pallets of goods in the warehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

tasks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of task

as in entrusts

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrusts
• trusts
• charges
• assigns
• delegates
• commissions
• imposes
• recommends
• commits
• empowers
• confers
• allocates
• authorizes
• confides
• relegates
• reposes
• consigns
• allots
• invests

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tasks

Noun

Existing approaches typically require specialized algorithms for different tasks, limiting their wider use in robotics. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Once an agent demonstrates consistent performance, routine tasks with limited consequences can be automated more fully. — Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Throw on a pair of protective gloves before attempting any tasks that are hard on the nails or hands — whether that’s gardening or cleaning the house or lifting rough objects. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026

Meta describes this option as permanently deleting chat history, stored files and active tasks. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Its Claude Tag tool, introduced in June, can follow Slack discussions and check back on unresolved tasks. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

Dummy’s third full-length release tasks itself with offering an affirmation of life, spelled out in no uncertain terms through the thwack of DnB drumlines, abrasive distortion, and incisive songwriting. — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

The tool, announced as part of the Gemini at Work event on Thursday, will be available within the Gemini Enterprise app, allowing users to chat with the Gemini agent and assign it tasks from a single interface. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

The order tasks the commission with a 120-day timeline to submit a proposal to Trump for the leadership structure, curriculum, and organizational details of the new academy. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

Nonetheless, the order tasks Kennedy with coming up with options to make separate shots available. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, the movie stars Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman who tasks a basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) with making her a wicker husband (Skarsgård). — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Odysseus tasks a young soldier named Sinon—a character who does not appear in the poem—with offering the horse to the Trojans. — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

The companies at the forefront of AI know which tasks their systems are likely to absorb. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

The Three Peaks Challenge tasks participants with climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales within 24 hours, and Princess Kate completed the trek after setting out on Saturday evening. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026