Career

/kəˈɹɪə/

Synonyms for "career" (205 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Noun(7 words)

calling vocation advance callings careen carrere dash

accomplishedaccomplished factadvance advancement advancingangular motionart ascending ascentat concert pitchaxial motionbackflowing backingbackward motionblunder boltbrownian movementbusiness calling careen

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career buildingcareerism chase climbing clip coached conversant course craft current dart dash descending

Adjective(1 words)

british occupation

Strong matches (62)

descentdownward motiondrift driftage ebbing employment falter finished flight fling flounce flounder flow flux flyforward motionforwardal forwarding furtherance furthering

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gait gamego aheadgo-ahead handicraft haste hasten headway hie humphump ithurry hurtle initiate initiated job journey labor lick lifework lineline of businessline of worklivelihood lurchmake hastemarch metier mission mounting mystery numberoblique motionoccupation ongoing onrush

Noun(6 words)

engineering hurtlelife historylifeworkmétieroccupation

Related words (102)

onward coursepace passage past pitchpitch and plungeplunge plunging post practice practiced prepared primed profession professional progress progression progressiveness promotion pursuit

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race racketradial motionrandom motionrate reel reflowing refluence reflux regression regular retrogression rising rock roll rollingrolling onrun rush scamper scoot scour scramble scud scurry scuttle seethe set shootsideward motionsinking skedaddle skilled soaring specialization specialty speed stagger stepstep on itsternway stream stride struggle stumble subsiding sway swerve swing tear technicalthrash abouttosstoss and tumbletoss and turntotter trade trained traject trajet travel tread trend tumbleupward motionvocation walkwalk of lifewallop wallow way welter work zoom

Noun(8 words)

practices profession progress progression rise timeline trajectory vocations

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More general

21 entries

advance advancement business develop employmentforward motiongo job lineline of worklocomote move occupationonward motionprocession

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More specific

8 entries

ascend barrelcareer goalcareer laddercareer optioncareer pathdash rise

Collocations

10 entries

career aheadcareer alongcareer daycareer explorationcareer goalscareer intocareer laddercareer pathcareer plancareer through

Inflections

3 entries

careered careering careers

Derivations

3 entries

careering careerism careerist

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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His career prospects at the company are not too promising.

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I'll bet Madonna doesn't return to her career for awhile.

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I had been at a loss as to what career to decide on, but your advice has helped me to see the light regarding my future.

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Tom has a bright career as a medical doctor.

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