Teaching is a profession of my own choosing.
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Profession
/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/
Synonyms for "profession" (140 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (28)
acceptanceacknowledgmentadmissionaffidavitaffirmanceaffirmationallegationallowanceannouncementannunciationappreciationartassertionasseverationattestattestationavermentavouchmentavowalbusiness
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Adjective(1 words)
british occupation
Strong matches (42)
Noun(16 words)
callingcallingscareercareerscarpentrycarrereconfessioncraftscreedengineeringfield of sciencehattersit troubleshootingjewellerslexicographerslifesaving
careercareer buildingcareerismclaimcompurgationconcessionconclusionconfessionconfession of faithcraftcreeddeclarationdeclaration of faithdepositiondictumdisclosureemploymentenunciationfieldgame
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Related words (70)
lineline of businessline of worklivelihoodmanifestometiermissionmysterynumberoccupationpositionposition paperpositive declarationpostpracticepredicatepredicationproclamationpronouncementproposition
Noun(18 words)
Verb(1 words)
manage a project
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: acceptance, acknowledgment, admission, affidavit, affirmance.
- Sentence evidence is available for profession, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, 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 "profession".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "profession"
Keep "profession" 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 "profession" 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 "profession", 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 "profession" 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
14 entriesaffirmationavouchmentavowalbusinessdeclarationemploymentjoblineline of workoccupationoccupational groupstatementvocationwork
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesengineering professionlegal professionmedical professionnursing professionprofession of faithteaching profession
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
181 translations across 88 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- profesion noun (occupation)
- xajë noun (occupation)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐπάγγελμα noun (occupation)
Arabic
3 entries- مهنة noun (occupation)
- مِهْنَة noun (occupation)
- وَظِيفَة noun (occupation)
Armenian
1 entries- մասնագիտություն noun (occupation)
Assamese
1 entries- পেছা noun (occupation)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- ixtisas noun (occupation)
- məslək noun (occupation)
- peşə noun (occupation)
Bashkir
2 entries- профессия noun (occupation)
- һөнәр noun (occupation)
Belarusian
4 entries- заня́так noun (occupation)
- заня́цце noun (occupation)
- заня́цьце noun (occupation)
- прафе́сія noun (occupation)
Bengali
1 entries- পেশা noun (occupation)
Bulgarian
3 entries- вероизповеда́ние noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- заня́тие noun (occupation)
- профе́сия noun (occupation)
Burmese
2 entries- အလုပ် noun (occupation)
- အလုပ်အကိုင် noun (occupation)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- профе́сія noun (occupation)
Catalan
2 entries- ofici noun (occupation)
- professió noun (occupation)
Chechen
1 entries- корматалла noun (occupation)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 職業 /职业 noun (occupation)
- 行業 /行业 noun (occupation)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 職業 /职业 noun (occupation)
- 行業 /行业 noun (occupation)
Czech
2 entries- povolání noun (occupation)
- profese noun (occupation)
Danish
4 entries- erhverv noun (occupation)
- fag noun (occupation)
- livsstilling noun (occupation)
- profession noun (occupation)
Dari
4 entries- حِرْفَه noun (occupation)
- شُغْل noun (occupation)
- پیشَه noun (occupation)
- کَسْب noun (occupation)
Dutch
3 entries- beroep noun (occupation)
- professie noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- professie noun (occupation)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 職業 /职业 noun (occupation)
Esperanto
1 entries- profesio noun (occupation)
Estonian
2 entries- amet noun (occupation)
- elukutse noun (occupation)
Finnish
4 entries- ammatti noun (occupation)
- julistus noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- uskontunnustus noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- vakuutus noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
French
3 entries- métier noun (occupation)
- profession noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- profession noun (occupation)
Galician
1 entries- profesión noun (occupation)
Georgian
4 entries- პროფესია noun (occupation)
- საქმიანობა noun (occupation)
- სპეციალობა noun (occupation)
- ხელობა noun (occupation)
German
3 entries- Bekenntnis noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- Beruf noun (occupation)
- Profession noun (occupation)
Greek
2 entries- επάγγελμα noun (occupation)
- ομολογία noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִקְצוֹעַ noun (occupation)
Hindi
4 entries- पेशा noun (occupation)
- वृत्ति noun (occupation)
- व्यवसाय noun (occupation)
- व्यवहार noun (occupation)
Hungarian
4 entries- foglalkozás noun (occupation)
- hivatás noun (occupation)
- mesterség noun (occupation)
- szakma noun (occupation)
Icelandic
1 entries- atvinna noun (occupation)
Indonesian
1 entries- profesi noun (occupation)
Ingrian
1 entries- ammatti noun (occupation)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- حِرْفِه noun (occupation)
- شُغْل noun (occupation)
- پیشِه noun (occupation)
- کَسْب noun (occupation)
Irish
1 entries- gairm noun (occupation)
Italian
1 entries- professione noun (occupation)
Japanese
1 entries- 職業 noun (occupation)
Kannada
1 entries- ವೃತ್ತಿ noun (occupation)
Kazakh
2 entries- кәсіп noun (occupation)
- мамандық noun (occupation)
Khmer
2 entries- វិជ្ជាជីវៈ noun (occupation)
- អម្រស់ noun (occupation)
Kildin Sami
1 entries- профессья noun (occupation)
Korean
1 entries- 직업 noun (occupation)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- кесип noun (occupation)
- профессия noun (occupation)
Lao
2 entries- ວິຊາຊີບ noun (occupation)
- ອາຊີບ noun (occupation)
Latvian
2 entries- amats noun (occupation)
- profesija noun (occupation)
Lithuanian
1 entries- profesija noun (occupation)
Macedonian
2 entries- занимање noun (occupation)
- професија noun (occupation)
Malay
1 entries- profesion noun (occupation)
Malayalam
1 entries- തൊഴിൽ noun (occupation)
Maltese
1 entries- professjoni noun (occupation)
Mongolian
2 entries- мэргэжил noun (occupation)
- ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠵᠢᠯ noun (occupation)
Māori
1 entries- umanga noun (occupation)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- hokar noun (occupation)
- kariyer noun (occupation)
- meslek noun (occupation)
- mihne noun (occupation)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- profesjon noun (occupation)
- yrke noun (occupation)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- profesjon noun (occupation)
- yrke noun (occupation)
Odia
1 entries- ବୃତ୍ତି noun (occupation)
Oromo
1 entries- ogummaa noun (occupation)
Pashto
4 entries- حرفه noun (occupation)
- مسلک noun (occupation)
- ورهڼه noun (occupation)
- پېشه noun (occupation)
Polish
2 entries- fach noun (occupation)
- zawód noun (occupation)
Portuguese
1 entries- profissão noun (occupation)
Romanian
4 entries- meserie noun (occupation)
- meșteșug noun (occupation)
- profesie noun (occupation)
- profesiune noun (occupation)
Russian
3 entries- вероиспове́дание noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- заня́тие noun (occupation)
- профе́ссия noun (occupation)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- dreuchd noun (occupation)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- profèsija noun (occupation)
- zanímānje noun (occupation)
- зани́ма̄ње noun (occupation)
- профѐсија noun (occupation)
Sinhalese
1 entries- වෘත්තිය noun (occupation)
Slovak
2 entries- povolanie noun (occupation)
- profesia noun (occupation)
Slovene
1 entries- poklic noun (occupation)
Spanish
2 entries- profesión noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- profesión noun (occupation)
Swedish
4 entries- fack noun (occupation)
- gebit noun (occupation)
- profession noun (occupation)
- yrke noun (occupation)
Tagalog
2 entries- panungkulan noun (occupation)
- propesyon noun (occupation)
Tajik
4 entries- ихтисос noun (occupation)
- касб noun (occupation)
- пеша noun (occupation)
- шуғл noun (occupation)
Tamil
1 entries- தொழில் noun (occupation)
Tatar
1 entries- һөнәр noun (occupation)
Telugu
2 entries- విశ్వాసం noun (declaration of faith, belief or opinion)
- వృత్తి noun (occupation)
Thai
1 entries- อาชีพ noun (occupation)
Tibetan
1 entries- ལས་རིགས noun (occupation)
Turkish
1 entries- meslek noun (occupation)
Turkmen
3 entries- hünär noun (occupation)
- kesp noun (occupation)
- kär noun (occupation)
Ukrainian
3 entries- заня́ття noun (occupation)
- профе́сія noun (occupation)
- фах noun (occupation)
Urdu
2 entries- شُغْل noun (occupation)
- پیشَہ noun (occupation)
Uyghur
1 entries- كەسىپ noun (occupation)
Uzbek
2 entries- hunar noun (occupation)
- kasb noun (occupation)
Vietnamese
2 entries- nghề noun (occupation)
- nghề nghiệp noun (occupation)
Volapük
1 entries- cal noun (occupation)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 職業 /职业 noun (occupation)
Yiddish
1 entries- פּראָפֿעסיע noun (occupation)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Teaching English is his profession.
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The medical profession keeps handing out warnings about smoking.
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It was a profession of his own choosing.
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Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "profession"?
Closest matches include acceptance, acknowledgment, admission, affidavit, affirmance.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "profession"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.