Synonyms for career
Definitions
- n. 1
One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.
Related words
- Word family
- careerist careerwise
- Phrases
- career criminal career expo career fair career girl career woman
Forms
- Plural
- careers → vocations, callings, lifes, races…
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A career was originally the ground for a race, or, especially, for a knight's charge in tournament or battle; whence career was early applied to the charge itself. If you will use the lance, take ground for your career....
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- vocation Never choose a vocation just because it looks easy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| career | rising | |
| vocation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- life1, line1, race1, walk1, flow1, rush1
- 5 letters
- scour2
- 6 letters
- course1, flight1
- 7 letters
- calling2, passage2
- 8 letters
- progress2, vocation3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scour2 = 2 syllables).