Synonyms for mission
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Noun
1. Commission
commission, delegation, business, duty, office, embassy, deputation, trust, errand, legation, delegacy rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
Related words
- Word family
- missional missile missionary missive
- Phrases
- diplomatic mission mission mix mission mixture side mission
Forms
- Plural
- missions → commissions, delegations, businesses, duties…
Example sentences
- ministry We visited the Algerian ministry of agriculture.
- vocation Never choose a vocation just because it looks easy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mission | rising | |
| ministry | rising | |
| vocation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- duty2
- 5 letters
- trust1
- 6 letters
- office2, charge1, errand2, charre
- 7 letters
- embassy3
- 8 letters
- business2, ministry3, vocation3, legation, delegacy
- 10 letters
- commission3, delegation4, deputation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty2 = 2 syllables).