career

The word “career” has 2 syllables: ca-reer

It's pronounced as /kəˈrɪr/

What is synonym and antonym for career?

In the thesaurus, “career” has 119 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for career along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for career

accelerate
appointment
arrow
barrel
beat it
beeline
beetle
belt
berth
billet
blast
blaze
blow
bolt
bomb
bowl
breeze
bundle
business
bustle
buzz
calling
cannonball
capacity
careen
catch up
chase
connection
course
dart
dash
drive
duty
employ
employment
engagement
fast-forward
flit
fly
function
gallop
get a move on
gig
hare
hasten
hie
highball
hump
hurl
hurry
hurtle
hustle
jet
job
jog
jump
lifework
line
livelihood
living
make tracks
mission
motor
nip
occupation
office
outpace
outrun
outstrip
overtake
pelt
place
position
post
posting
practice
practise
profession
pursuit
quicken
race
racket
ram
rip
rocket
run
rush
rustle
scamper
scoot
scud
scuffle
scurry
scuttle
service
shake a leg
shoot
situation
speed
spot
sprint
stampede
step
step on it
step out
streak
task
tear
trade
travel
trot
vocation
whirl
whisk
whiz
whizz
work
zip
zoom

Antonyms for career

amble
avocation
crawl
creep
dally
dawdle
decelerate
dillydally
drag
joblessness
lag
linger
loiter
lumber
plod
poke
saunter
shuffle
stroll
tarry
unemployment

Meanings of career

noun
1. One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
2. General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
3. Speed.
4. A jouster's path during a joust.
5. A short gallop of a horse.
6. The flight of a hawk.
7. A racecourse; the ground run over.
verb
1. To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.

Example Sentences

She decided to change her career after ten years in finance.
His career as an actor began with small roles in local theaters.
Education played a huge role in shaping her successful career.
He built his career around helping others through social work.
Traveling for work was a regular part of his career.

On this page you'll find 140 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to career, such as: accelerate, amble, appointment, arrow, avocation, barrel, beat it.

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