Antonyms 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

   Antonyms:
   misproceeding, misdeportment, unsuccess, miscarriage

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

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1. • Occupation
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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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"

How to use Career in a sentence?

1. Dirk Nowitzki:

   After one or two years I can see myself being happy... as a coach or a manager, i would like to be a mentor for a young player and... accompany them through their career in my very own way.

2. Tom Selleck:

   I did a Salem billboard for about 500 bucks and forever since I’ve been called the Marlboro Man. I did commercials and maybe four still-photography jobs to pay the rent, but in those days, being known as a male model didn’t help your career.

3. Craig Peters:

   This verdict makes a mockery of justice by believing an incoherent story professed by an admitted liar, and then compensating that liar with an award… while subjecting these boys to a sentence that is reserved for unredeemable, career criminals that commit premeditated killings.

4. Betty Pina:

   I’m worried about everything I’ve ever worked for, i’m not married, I don’t have kids. My career has been my No. 1.

5. Roger Federer:

   I tried to really mix it up on his second serve and I was hoping to serve good enough Roger Federer to keep me out of trouble, he had that one bad game at the beginning of the second set, which made the difference in the match. Incredibly, the triumph marks the 87th ATP Tour win of Federer's trophy-laden career. Djoko's Cincinnati hex By comparisson, Djokovic will now have to wait until next year to try and overcome his Cincinnati hoodoo. Sunday's result means the World No 1. has lost in the final of the Ohio tournament five times in his career, including twice previously to Federer in 2009 and 2012.

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