I'm going to do an internship at a local company.
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Internship
/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/
Synonyms for "internship" (11 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: apprenticeship, clerking, intern role, interning, placement.
- Sentence evidence is available for internship, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "internship".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "internship"
Keep "internship" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "internship" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "internship", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "internship" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesMore specific
9 entriesclinical internshipengineering internshipglobal internshippaid internshipremote internshipresearch internshipsummer internshipunpaid internshipvirtual internship
Collocations
6 entriesclinical internshipengineering internshipinternship programpaid internshipresearch internshipsummer internship
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 29 languages.
Catalan
3 entries- passantia noun (job taken by a student)
- pràcticum noun (job taken by a student)
- pràctiques noun (job taken by a student)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 實習 /实习 noun (job taken by a student)
Czech
1 entries- stáž noun (job taken by a student)
Danish
1 entries- praktikplads noun (job taken by a student)
Dutch
1 entries- stage noun (job taken by a student)
Esperanto
1 entries- staĝo noun (job taken by a student)
Estonian
1 entries- internatuur noun (job taken by a student)
Finnish
2 entries- työharjoittelu noun (job taken by a student)
- työharjoittelupaikka noun (job taken by a student)
French
1 entries- stage noun (job taken by a student)
Galician
1 entries- estaxio noun (job taken by a student)
German
2 entries- Praktikum noun (job taken by a student)
- Stage noun (job taken by a student)
Hungarian
1 entries- gyakornoki munka noun (job taken by a student)
Icelandic
1 entries- starfsnám noun (job taken by a student)
Italian
2 entries- stage noun (job taken by a student)
- tirocinio noun (job taken by a student)
Japanese
3 entries- インターンシップ noun (job taken by a student)
- 実習 noun (job taken by a student)
- 工場実習 noun (job taken by a student)
Lithuanian
1 entries- praktika noun (job taken by a student)
Macedonian
2 entries- стаж noun (job taken by a student)
- стажи́рање noun (job taken by a student)
Persian
4 entries- استاژ noun (job taken by a student)
- انترنی noun (job taken by a student)
- کارآموزی noun (job taken by a student)
- کارورزی noun (job taken by a student)
Polish
1 entries- staż noun (job taken by a student)
Portuguese
1 entries- estágio noun (job taken by a student)
Romanian
1 entries- stagiu noun (job taken by a student)
Russian
3 entries- интернату́ра noun (job taken by a student)
- пра́ктика noun (job taken by a student)
- стажиро́вка noun (job taken by a student)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- staž noun (job taken by a student)
- стаж noun (job taken by a student)
Slovene
2 entries- praksa noun (job taken by a student)
- pripravništvo noun (job taken by a student)
Spanish
3 entries- pasantía noun (job taken by a student)
- práctica noun (job taken by a student)
- prácticas noun (job taken by a student)
Swedish
1 entries- praktik noun (job taken by a student)
Turkish
1 entries- staj noun (job taken by a student)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thực tập noun (job taken by a student)
Yiddish
3 entries- סטאַזש noun (job taken by a student)
- סטאַזשירונג noun (job taken by a student)
- פּראַקטיקום noun (job taken by a student)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In regard to the internship system in the United States I availed myself of part of Miyumi Tanaka's work "Making doctors in Harvard" (Igaku-Shoin Ltd.) as a reference.
Source: tatoeba (327997)
In 2000 Japan's health care system was the best in the world, but since clinical internship was introduced in 2003 it has clearly deteriorated.
Source: tatoeba (329341)
I applied for a summer internship.
Source: tatoeba (718376)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "internship"?
Closest matches include apprenticeship, clerking, intern role, interning, placement.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "internship"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.