Job

/dʒɒb/

Synonyms for "job" (235 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (47)

Strong matches (71)

Noun(8 words)
Verb(2 words)
employfarm out
Adjective(2 words)
freelance giglatin processus

Related words (117)

Noun(19 words)
lineline of workmore challenging tasksoccupationorganizational rolepositionpostpostsproblemprocessesprojectresponsibilityrolestate your positionsystem tasktaskswork energeticallywork itemwork tasks
Adjective(1 words)
paid work

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: task, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act.
  • Sentence evidence is available for job, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

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 "job".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "job"

Keep "job" 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 "job" 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 "job", 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 "job" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

29 entries

Showing 16 of 29 words.

More specific

12 entries

Collocations

6 entries
full time jobjob descriptionjob interviewon the jobpart time jobsummer job

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

76 translations across 75 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • Ἰώβ name (book of the Bible)

Arabic

1 entries
  • سِفْر أَيُّوب name (book of the Bible)

Armenian

1 entries
  • Հոբ name (book of the Bible)

Asturian

1 entries
  • Xob name (book of the Bible)

Basque

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Breton

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Catalan

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 約伯記 /约伯记 name (book of the Bible)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 約伯記 /约伯记 name (book of the Bible)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 約伯記 /约伯记 name (book of the Bible)

Corsican

1 entries
  • Ghjobba name (book of the Bible)

Czech

1 entries
  • Jób name (book of the Bible)

Danish

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Dutch

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 約伯書 /约伯书 name (book of the Bible)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • Ijob name (book of the Bible)

Estonian

1 entries
  • Iiobi raamat name (book of the Bible)

Faroese

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Finnish

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

French

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Galician

1 entries
  • Xob name (book of the Bible)

Georgian

1 entries
  • იობ name (book of the Bible)

German

1 entries
  • Hiob name (book of the Bible)

Greek

1 entries
  • Ιώβ name (book of the Bible)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • Jobi name (book of the Bible)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • Jòb name (book of the Bible)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 約伯記 /约伯记 name (book of the Bible)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • Ioba name (book of the Bible)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • אִיּוֹב name (book of the Bible)

Hindi

1 entries
  • अय्यूब name (book of the Bible)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • Jób name (book of the Bible)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Ido

1 entries
  • Iob name (book of the Bible)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Irish

2 entries
  • Iób name (book of the Bible)
  • Leabhar Iób name (book of the Bible)

Italian

1 entries
  • Giobbe name (book of the Bible)

Japanese

1 entries
  • ヨブ記 name (book of the Bible)

Jarai

1 entries
  • Jôp name (book of the Bible)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • Әйүп name (book of the Bible)

Latin

1 entries
  • Iōb name (book of the Bible)

Latvian

1 entries
  • Ījaba name (book of the Bible)

Lavukaleve

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Limburgish

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • Jobo knyga name (book of the Bible)

Malay

1 entries
  • Ayub name (book of the Bible)

Maltese

1 entries
  • Ktieb Ġob name (book of the Bible)

Manx

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • name (book of the Bible)

Māori

1 entries
  • Hopa name (book of the Bible)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • Giobbu name (book of the Bible)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • Ayubu name (book of the Bible)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • Eyûb name (book of the Bible)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Polish

1 entries
  • Księga Hioba name (book of the Bible)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • name (book of the Bible)

Romanian

1 entries
  • Iov name (book of the Bible)

Russian

1 entries
  • Ио́в name (book of the Bible)

Scots

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • Iob name (book of the Bible)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • Jubbi name (book of the Bible)

Slovak

1 entries
  • Jób name (book of the Bible)

Slovene

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Spanish

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Swahili

1 entries
  • Ayubu name (book of the Bible)

Swedish

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Thai

1 entries
  • โยบ name (book of the Bible)

Tumbuka

1 entries
  • Yobe name (book of the Bible)

Turkish

1 entries
  • Eyüp name (book of the Bible)

Waray-Waray

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Welsh

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Zealandic

1 entries
  • Job name (book of the Bible)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I like my job very much.

Source: tatoeba (2007)

You finally succeeded in getting a job.

Source: tatoeba (16102)

You did an excellent job.

Source: tatoeba (16171)

You've done a perfect job.

Source: tatoeba (16230)

Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "job"?

Closest matches include task, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "job"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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