Synonyms for job
- noun
- verb
Most common
business occupation thing task problem position situation piece of work
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Work
work, business, line of work informal, occupation, line
2. Thing — A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
Other
piece of work, position, situation, problem, run-through, penis, caper, metier
Verb
1. Farm out
Definitions
- n. 1
A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
Pass me that little job with the screw thread on it.
- n. 2
A task.
I've got a job for you: could you wash the dishes?
- n. 3
An economic role for which a person is paid.
That surgeon has a great job.
- v. 1
To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
Related words
- Word family
- jobber jobday jobhour jobless jobseeking jobweek
- Phrases
- hatchet job nut job boob job good job hand job on the job botch job chin job
Choose the right word
A job is a piece of work viewed as a single undertaking, and ordinarily paid for as such.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- business You have no business complaining about the matter.
- occupation Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara is illegal.
- thing The professor thought it rude to say such a thing.
- task The accomplishment of the task took several years.
- problem It is said that nobody has solved the problem yet.
- position Were I in your position, I would oppose that plan.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| job | steady | |
| business | steady | |
| occupation | falling | |
| thing | rising | |
| task | steady | |
| problem | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- jab1
- 4 letters
- work1, line1, task1
- 5 letters
- thing1, penis2, chore1, caper2
- 6 letters
- affair2, metier2
- 7 letters
- problem2
- 8 letters
- business2, position3
- 9 letters
- situation4, speculate3
- 10 letters
- occupation4
- 11 letters
- subcontract3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (penis2 = 2 syllables).