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, 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, 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"

Matched Categories

1. • Occupation
   • Travel

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

Suggested Resources

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   Career vs. Carrier -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Career and Carrier.

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How to use career in a sentence?

1. Philip Nel:

   It was his swan song, and he knew it was his swan song, it's a career summation in a lot of ways, both visually and morally, in the messages and the images.

2. John Reed:

   That is amazing. The best day of my career because you guys did that. Outstanding.

3. Angela Ahrendts:

   The last five years have been the most stimulating, challenging and fulfilling of my career.

4. Carole King:

   How tough is James Taylors ? James Taylors's tough enough to make a career out of being sensitive.

5. Jay Haas:

   That was the hardest position I've (been in) on the golf course in my career.