| Main Entry: | calling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chosen profession |
Synonyms: |
art, business, career, craft, day gig, do*, dodge*, employment, gig, go*, handicraft, hang*, life's work, lifework, line, mission, métier, nine-to-five, occupation, play, province, pursuit, racket, rat race, slot, swindle*, trade, vocation, walk of life, work |
Antonyms: |
amusement, avocation, entertainment, hobby, recreation |
| Main Entry: | job |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | employment |
Synonyms: |
activity, appointment, assignment, berth, billet, business, calling, capacity, career, chore, connection, craft, daily grind, engagement, faculty, function, gig, grind*, handicraft, line, livelihood, means, métier, niche, nine-to-five, occupation, office, opening, operation, place, position, post, posting, profession, pursuit, racket, rat race, situation, spot, stint, swindle*, task, trade, vocation, work |
Antonyms: |
unemployment |
| Main Entry: | livelihood |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | occupation |
Synonyms: |
alimentation, art, bread and butter, business, circumstances, craft, employment, game*, grind*, income, job, keep*, living, maintenance, means, nine-to-five, profession, racket, rat race, resources, slot, source of income, subsistence, support, sustenance, thing*, trade, vocation, what one is into, work |
Antonyms: |
entertainment, fun |
| Main Entry: | occupation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | profession, business |
Synonyms: |
activity, affair, calling, chosen work, craft, daily grind, day gig, do, dodge*, employment, game*, grindstone, hang*, job, lick*, line, line of work, moonlight, métier, nine-to-five, play*, post, pursuit, racket, rat race, slot, thing*, trade, vocation, walk of life, what one is into, work |
Antonyms: |
entertainment, fun, hobby, pastime |
| Main Entry: | position |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility in business or other enterprise |
Synonyms: |
berth, billet, capacity, connection, do*, duty, employment, function, job, nine-to-five, occupation, office, place, post, profession, role, situation, slot, spot*, trade |
Antonyms: |
unemployment |
| Main Entry: | toil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard work |
Synonyms: |
application, drudgery, effort, exertion, industry, labor, moil, nine-to-five, occupation, pains, sweat, travail |
Antonyms: |
entertainment, fun, pastime |
| Main Entry: | trade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | profession, work |
Synonyms: |
art, avocation, business, calling, craft, employment, game, handicraft, job, line, line of work, métier, nine-to-five, occupation, position, pursuit, skill, thing*, vocation |
Antonyms: |
entertainment, fun, pastime |
| Main Entry: | vocation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | life's work |
Synonyms: |
art, business, calling, career, craft, do*, dodge*, duty, employment, field, game, handicraft, job, lifework, line of business, line*, mission, métier, nine-to-five, occupation, office, post, profession, pursuit, racket, role, thing*, trade, undertaking |
Antonyms: |
entertainment, fun, pastime |
| Main Entry: | work |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business, occupation |
Synonyms: |
activity, art, calling, commitment, contract, craft, do*, duty, employment, endeavor, gig, grind*, industry, job, line, line of business, livelihood, métier, nine-to-five, obligation, office, practice, profession, pursuit, racket, responsibility, skill, slot, specialization, stint, swindle, task, thing*, trade, vocation, walk |
Antonyms: |
entertainment, fun, pastime |
| Main Entry: | daily grind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | everyday routine |
Synonyms: |
grind, nine-to-five, squirrel cage, treadmill, working day |