| Main Entry: | racket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion; fight |
Synonyms: |
agitation, babel, battle, blare, brawl, clamor, clangor, clash, clatter, din, disturbance, fracas, free-for-all, fuss, hoo-ha, hubbub, jangle, noise, outcry, pandemonium, riot, roar, row, ruction, rumpus, shouting, shuffle, squabble, squall, stir, to-do, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar, vociferation, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | racket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal activity |
Synonyms: |
cheating, con game, confidence game, conspiracy, corruption, crime, dirty pool, dishonesty, dodge, extortion, fraud, game, graft, illegality, illicit scheme, intrigue, lawlessness, lay, plot, push, scheme, shakedown, squeeze*, swindle, swindling, theft, trick, underworld |
| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something done |
Synonyms: |
activity, agility, alacrity, alertness, animation, bag*, ballgame, big idea, bit*, business, bustle, commotion, dash, deal, energy, enterprise, flurry, force, functioning, game, going, happening, haste, hoopla*, hopper, in the works, industry, life, liveliness, motion, movement, occupation, operation, plan, power, process, proposition, racket, reaction, response, rush, scene, spirit, stir, stunt, trip, turmoil, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity |
Antonyms: |
cessation, idleness, inaction, inactivity, inertia, repose, rest, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | activity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special interest or pursuit |
Synonyms: |
act, avocation, bag*, ballgame, bit*, deed, endeavor, enterprise, entertainment, game, hobby, job, labor, occupation, pastime, project, racket, scene*, scheme, stunt, task, trip, undertaking, venture, work, zoo |
Antonyms: |
hate |
| Main Entry: | artifice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoax; clever act |
Synonyms: |
con, contrivance, device, dodge, expedient, gambit, gimmick, machination, maneuver, play, ploy, racket, ruse, savvy, scam*, stratagem, subterfuge, tactic, wile |
Antonyms: |
candor, frankness, honesty, honor, ingenuousness, innocence, openness, reality, sincerity, truthfulness |
| Main Entry: | bedlam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaotic situation |
Synonyms: |
chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, din, disquiet, disquietude, furor, hubbub, madhouse, maelstrom, noise, pandemonium, racket, shambles, tumult, turmoil, uproar |
Antonyms: |
calm, peace, quiet |
| Main Entry: | business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | job, profession |
Synonyms: |
bag*, biz, calling, career, craft, dodge*, employment, field, function, game, line, livelihood, métier, occupation, pursuit, racket, specialty, trade, vocation, what one is into, work |
| Notes: | the industry is the movie business and the business is the television industry |
Antonyms: |
avocation, recreation, unemployment |
| Main Entry: | business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commerce, trade |
Synonyms: |
affairs, bargaining, barter, buying and selling, capital and labor, commercialism, contracts, deal, dealings, exchange, free enterprise, game, industrialism, industry, manufacturing, market, merchandising, production and distribution, racket, sales, selling, trading, traffic, transaction, undertaking |
| 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: | career |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | occupation |
Synonyms: |
bag*, calling, course, dodge*, employment, field, game*, job, lifework, livelihood, number*, pilgrimage, profession, pursuit, racket, specialty, thing*, vocation, work |
Antonyms: |
amusement, avocation, entertainment, recreation |