Occupation

//ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən//

Synonyms for "occupation" (207 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Related words (103)

line of business line of work living lodging lookout management mandate manipulation matter metier mission movements mystery nesting number occupancy office operancy operation operations

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Noun(6 words)

military control moving in occupancy profession vocation work

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8 relation types

More general

7 entries

acquiring activity getting period period of time social control time period

More specific

1 entries

vocation

Antonyms

1 entries

job

Related terms

6 entries

calling career craft profession trade walk of life

derived

22 entries

Israel Occupation Forces Israeli Occupation Forces Jewish occupation government Zionist occupation government antioccupation deoccupation disoccupation inoccupation misoccupation nonoccupation occupation bridge occupation number occupational occupationism occupationless oldest occupation

Showing 16 of 22 words.

has context

1 entries

military

is a

5 entries

acquiring action performed by animals activity social control time period

related to

18 entries

activity career country craft job job type occupies paid process region regularly service specifically task trade type

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Translations

329 translations across 85 languages.

Albanian

4 entries

okupacion noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesion noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
punë noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
pushtim noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἐργασία noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Arabic

4 entries

إِشْغَال noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
احتلال noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
اِحْتِلال noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
اِسْتِيلَاء noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Armenian

3 entries

աշխատանք noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
զբաղմունք noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
օկուպացիա noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

istila noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
ixtisas noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
iş noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
işğal noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Bashkir

4 entries

оккупация noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
шөғөл noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
эш noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
һөнәр noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Belarusian

4 entries

акупа́цыя noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
заня́так noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
заня́цце noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
прафе́сія noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Bengali

2 entries

দখল করা noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
পেশা noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Bulgarian

4 entries

зае́мане noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
заня́тие noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
окупа́ция noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
профе́сия noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Burmese

1 entries

အလုပ် noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Catalan

3 entries

ocupació noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ocupació noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
ocupació noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

داگیری noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
پیشە noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Chechen

1 entries

корматалла noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

占用 noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
占領 noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
職業 /职业 noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

占用 noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
占領 noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
職業 /职业 noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

işğal noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Czech

4 entries

obsazení noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
okupace noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
povolání noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
profese noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Danish

4 entries

arbejde noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
beskæftigelse noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
besættelse noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
besættelse noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Dutch

3 entries

beroep noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
bezetting noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
bezigheid noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Esperanto

3 entries

okupacio noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
okupado noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
okupo noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Estonian

3 entries

amet noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
elukutse noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
okupatsioon noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Faroese

1 entries

herseting noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Finnish

4 entries

ajanviete noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ammatti noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
miehitys noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
omistus noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)

French

4 entries

métier noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
occupation noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
occupation noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profession noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Georgian

4 entries

დაკავება noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
დაპყრობა noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
თავშესაქცევი noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ოკუპაცია noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

German

4 entries

Beruf noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
Besatzung noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
Beschäftigung noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
Besetzung noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Greek

4 entries

απασχόληση noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
κατάληψη noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
κατοχή noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
ϝεργασία noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

okipasyon noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Hebrew

4 entries

כִּבּוּשׁ noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
כיבוש noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
כיבוש \ כִּבּוּשׁ noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
תַּעֲסוּקָה noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Hindi

4 entries

अधिग्रहण noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
अधिभोग noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
क़ब्ज़ा noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
काम noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Hungarian

2 entries

foglalkozás noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
megszállás noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Icelandic

2 entries

atvinna noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
hernám noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Ido

1 entries

okupado noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Indonesian

3 entries

pekerjaan noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
pendudukan noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesi noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Interlingua

1 entries

occupation noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

اِسْتیلا noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
اِشْتِغال noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
اِشْغال noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
تَسَلُّط noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Irish

3 entries

gabháil noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
gabháil noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
lonnaíocht noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)

Italian

4 entries

occupazione noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
occupazione noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
occupazione noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
professione noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Japanese

3 entries

仕事 noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
占領 noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
職業 noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Kazakh

4 entries

басқын noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
жұмыс noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
кәсіп noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
мамандық noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Khmer

2 entries

ងារ noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
វិជ្ជាជីវៈ noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Korean

2 entries

점령 noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
직업 noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

баскын noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
жумуш noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
кесип noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
оккупация noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Ladino

2 entries

okupasion noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
okupasion noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Lao

2 entries

ງານ noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ອາຊີບ noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Latin

1 entries

negotium noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Latvian

3 entries

darbs noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
okupācija noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesija noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Lithuanian

3 entries

darbas noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
okupacija noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesija noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Macedonian

4 entries

заземање noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
занимање noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
окупација noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
струка noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Malay

3 entries

pekerjaan noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
pendudukan noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesion noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Mongolian

2 entries

мэргэжил noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠵᠢᠯ noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Māori

4 entries

mahi noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
nohowheta noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
umanga noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
whakatāuteute noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Norman

2 entries

otchupâtiaon noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
otchupâtion noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

dagirkerî noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
dagirî noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
hokar noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
kariyer noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

hærsetting noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
okkupasjon noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
okkupasjon noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesjon noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

hærsetjing noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
okkupasjon noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesjon noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
yrke noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

اشغال noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Pashto

4 entries

استيلا noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
اشتغال noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
اشغال noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
مسلک noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Beroop (nds) noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Polish

4 entries

fach noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
okupacja noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
zajmowanie noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
zajęcie noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Portuguese

4 entries

emprego noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ocupação noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ocupação noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
ocupação noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Romanian

4 entries

ocupare noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
ocupație noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ocupație noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesie noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Russian

4 entries

завладе́ние noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
занима́ние noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
заня́тие noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
заня́тие noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

cosnadh noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
dreuchd noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
gnìomhachd noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
obair noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

okupácija noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profèsija noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
pòsao noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
zanímānje noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Slovak

4 entries

okupácia noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
povolanie noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
profesia noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
zamestnanie noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Slovene

2 entries

okupacija noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
poklȋc noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Spanish

4 entries

ocupación noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ocupación noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
ocupación noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profesión noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Swahili

1 entries

shughuli noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Swedish

4 entries

fack noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ockupation noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
profession noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
sysselsättning noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Tajik

4 entries

истило noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
ихтисос noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ишғол noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
касб noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Tamil

4 entries

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
ஊடுருவல் noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
தொழில் noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
வேலை noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Tatar

1 entries

һөнәр noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Telugu

2 entries

ఆక్రమణం noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
వృత్తి noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Thai

3 entries

การยึดครอง noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
งาน noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
อาชีพ noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Turkish

4 entries

istila noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
işgal noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
meslek noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
meşguliyet noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Turkmen

4 entries

hünär noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
kesp noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
kär noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
okkupasiýa noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Ukrainian

4 entries

заня́ття noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
окупа́ція noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
профе́сія noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
фах noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Urdu

4 entries

اِشْتِغال noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
اِشْغال noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
تَسَلُّط noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
شُغْل noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئىشغال noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
كەسىپ noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Uzbek

4 entries

hunar noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ish noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
ishgʻol noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
istilo noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Vietnamese

3 entries

nghề noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
nghề nghiệp noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
sự chiếm đóng noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Volapük

1 entries

bepladam noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Yiddish

4 entries

אָקופּאַציע noun (act, process or state of possessing a place)
אָקופּאַציע noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
אָקופּירן noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
מלאכה noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

Zazaki

4 entries

gure (diq) noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
istila noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)
istiğal noun (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
işğal noun (control of a country or region by a hostile army)

Sample sentences

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You must take up a regular occupation.

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Mingle your joys sometimes with your earnest occupation.

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My brother has no occupation now.

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Don't discriminate against people based on nationality, gender, or occupation.

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Occupation

Synonyms for "occupation" (207 found)

Closest matches (42)

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Translations

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Belarusian

Bengali

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Central Kurdish

Chechen

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Crimean Tatar

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Faroese

Finnish

French

Georgian

German

Greek

Haitian Creole

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Indonesian

Interlingua

Iranian Persian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kazakh

Khmer

Korean

Kyrgyz

Ladino

Lao

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Macedonian

Malay

Mongolian

Māori

Norman

Northern Kurdish

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Ottoman Turkish

Pashto

Plautdietsch

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Scottish Gaelic

Serbo-Croatian