Synonyms for Career
kəˈrɪərca·reer

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. career

   A career was originally the ground for a race, or, especially, for a knight's charge in tournament or battle; whence career was early applied to the charge itself.

   If you will use the lance, take ground for your career.... The four horsemen met in full career.

   Scott Quentin Durward ch. 14, p. 194. [D. F. & CO.]

   In its figurative use career signifies some continuous and conspicuous work, usually a life-work, and most frequently one of honorable achievement. Compare BUSINESS.

   Synonyms:
   charge, course, flight, line of achievement, passage, public life, race, rush

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. career

   Synonyms:
   course, success, walk, line, progress, history, race

   Antonyms:
   misproceeding, misdeportment, unsuccess, miscarriage

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. career, calling, vocationnoun

   the particular occupation for which you are trained

   Synonyms:
   occupational group, career, life history, calling, vocation

2. career, life historyverb

   the general progression of your working or professional life

   "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"

   Synonyms:
   life story, career, life history, calling, life, vocation, biography

3. careerverb

   move headlong at high speed

   "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. careernoun

   Synonyms:
   course, race

2. careernoun

   Synonyms:
   procedure, conduct, course of action, manner of life

3. careerverb

   Synonyms:
   sweep, rush, course, move rapidly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "career":

   careers, quarry, carrière, professional, vocational, race, occupational, carrera, quarries, quarrying, profession, career-related, functional, professionals, racing

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1. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP:

   Yes, absolutely, as long as we are living in dark times, I’m willing to sacrifice my career for public service, but more importantly, I want to get the right political leaders in office.

2. Jeramy Kaiman:

   Historically, there were some really conscious bias around career gaps, some of it warranted, some if it not.

3. Padraig Harrington:

   It's not about what it means to my career or what it means going forward, you don't win that often. When you win, make sure you enjoy it. So that's where I'm at the moment. And in time, I will start to see things like invitations to the Masters and that. But right now, I won on the PGA Tour this week, and... well, actually last week and this week.

4. Alex Lasry:

   This is what happens with a government that's full of career politicians who have lost sight of the needs of the people they represent.

5. Jenna Glover:

   We really have never seen anything like this rapid growth in kids presenting with mental health problems and the severity of those problems. I've never seen this in my entire career.