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OCCUPATION Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word occupation. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word occupation. (close relations)
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employment
nounn
noun

• the state of being employed or having a job

• the occupation for which you are paid

• the act of giving someone a job

• the act of using

job
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

• any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

• a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'

• a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

• an object worked on; a result produced by working

• the responsibility to do something

• the performance of a piece of work

• a damaging piece of work

• a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

• (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

• a crime (especially a robbery)

verb

• profit privately from public office and official business

• arranged for contracted work to be done by others

• work occasionally

• invest at a risk

profession
nounn
noun

• the body of people in a learned occupation

• an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

• an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion

• affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith

vocation
nounn
noun

• the particular occupation for which you are trained

• a body of people doing the same kind of work

calling
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the particular occupation for which you are trained

career
nounn
noun

• the particular occupation for which you are trained

• the general progression of your working or professional life

verb

• move headlong at high speed

pursuit
nounn
noun

• the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

• a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

• an auxiliary activity

• a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

trade
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

• the skilled practice of a practical occupation

• the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers

• a particular instance of buying or selling

• people who perform a particular kind of skilled work

• steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator

• an equal exchange

verb

• engage in the trade of

• turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase

• be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions

• exchange or give (something) in exchange for

• do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

work
verb, nounv, n
noun

• activity directed toward making or doing something

• a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing

• the occupation for which you are paid

• applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

• (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

• a place where work is done

• the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

verb

• exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work

• be employed

• have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

• perform as expected when applied

• shape, form, or improve a material

• give a workout to

• proceed along a path

• operate in a certain place, area, or specialty

• proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

• move in an agitated manner

• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

• cause to work

• prepare for crops

• behave in a certain way when handled

• have and exert influence or effect

• operate in or through

• cause to operate or function

• provoke or excite

• gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

• make something, usually for a specific function

• move into or onto

• to mix into a homogeneous mass

• use or manipulate to one's advantage

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• cause to undergo fermentation

• go sour or spoil

• arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion

line of work
nounn
noun

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

business
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

• the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• a rightful concern or responsibility

• an immediate objective

• the volume of commercial activity

• business concerns collectively

• customers collectively

• incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

interest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

• a reason for wanting something done

• the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)

• a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed

• (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

• (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims

• a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

verb

• excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

• be on the mind of

• be of importance or consequence

line
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a formation of people or things one beside another

• a mark that is long relative to its width

• a formation of people or things one behind another

• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

• text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen

• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

• a telephone connection

• acting in conformity

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

• (often plural) a means of communication or access

• a particular kind of product or merchandise

• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress

• a short personal letter

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

verb

• be in line with; form a line along

• cover the interior of

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• mark with lines

• fill plentifully

• reinforce with fabric

occupancy
nounn
noun

• an act of being a tenant or occupant

• the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

military control
nounn
noun

• the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

moving in
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

Best Hypernyms For OCCUPATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for occupation, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
activity acquiring getting period
Phrases (3)
period of timesocial controltime period

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