What are some opposite words for profession?
Antonyms for profession
prəˈfɛʃ ənpro·fes·sion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
profession
A business is what one follows regularly; an occupation is what he happens at any time to be engaged in; trout-fishing may be one's occupation for a time, as a relief from business; business is ordinarily for profit, while the occupation may be a matter of learning, philanthropy, or religion. A profession implies scholarship; as, the learned professions. Pursuit is an occupation which one follows with ardor. An avocation is what calls one away from other work; a vocation or calling, that to which one is called by some special fitness or sense of duty; thus, we speak of the gospel ministry as a vocation or calling, rather than a business. Trade or trading is, in general, the exchanging of one thing for another; in the special sense, a trade is an occupation involving manual training and skilled labor; as, the ancient Jews held that every boy should learn a trade. A transaction is a single action, whether in business, diplomacy, or otherwise; affair has a similar, but lighter meaning; as, this little affair; an important transaction. The plural affairs has a distinctive meaning, including all activities where men deal with one another on any considerable scale; as, a man of affairs. A job is a piece of work viewed as a single undertaking, and ordinarily paid for as such. Trade and commerce may be used as equivalents, but trade is capable of a more limited application; we speak of the trade of a village, the commerce of a nation. Barter is the direct exchange of commodities; business, trade, and commerce are chiefly transacted by means of money, bills of exchange, etc. Business, occupation, etc., may be what one does independently; employment may be in the service of another. Work is any application of energy to secure a result, or the result thus secured; thus, we speak of the work of God. Art in the industrial sense is a system of rules and accepted methods for the accomplishment of some practical result; as, the art of printing; collectively, the arts. A craft is some occupation requiring technical skill or manual dexterity, or the persons, collectively, engaged in its exercise; as, the weaver's craft.
Synonyms:
affair, art, avocation, barter, business, calling, commerce, concern, craft, duty, employment, handicraft, job, occupation, trade, trading, traffic, transaction, vocation, workPreposition:
The business of a druggist; in business with his father; doing business for his father; have you business with me? business in New York; business about, concerning, or in regard to certain property.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
profession
Synonyms:
avowal, declaration, business, occupation, trade, calling, vocation
Matched Categories
Princeton's WordNet
professionnoun
the body of people in a learned occupation
"the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists"
Synonyms:
professingprofessionnoun
an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
Synonyms:
professingprofession, professingnoun
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
"a profession of disagreement"
Synonyms:
professingprofessionnoun
affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
"a profession of Christianity"
Synonyms:
professing
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
professionnoun
Synonyms:
acknowledgment, avowal, vocation, business, calling
How to use profession in a sentence?
Sadly nursing is often regarded as ` women’s work ’ and sadly fails to recognize the science and intellectual depth of nursing as a STEM profession.
We are very heartened by the drop in the unemployment rate, we are grateful for hiring veterans and even more so, we’re eager that the skills you only learn in the Profession of Arms be applied to the national workforce.
The price one pays for pursuing a profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
If I can spread the joy of my profession to the homeless, then I'll do it with pleasure.
This is the most idiotic idea I have ever heard from a presidential candidate. The entire economics profession thinks it's a joke, it would be more sensible to go on the goldfish standard.
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