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Noun
▲
A piece of work or assignment to be done or undertaken
assignment
duty
job
business
charge
exercise
laborUS
labourUK
mission
commission
enterprise
function
occupation
undertaking
errand
responsibility
work
detail
employment
endeavorUS
endeavourUK
engagement
brief
goal
objective
project
quest
venture
vocation
calling
effort
gig
office
onus
process
province
stint
piece of business
piece of work
fun and games
long row to hoe
more ❯
“Your task will be to ensure that all of our clients are happy.”
Noun
▲
A difficult or tedious undertaking
chore
burden
problem
toil
bother
deadweight
grind
grindstone
headache
labourUK
laborUS
load
millstone
nuisance
pain
strain
tax
trouble
daily grind
“As part of his punishment, he was given the task of cleaning up after everyone.”
Noun
▲
The purpose for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used
function
job
purpose
role
capacity
work
part
place
business
position
responsibility
duty
province
charge
post
concern
onus
interest
burden
affair
office
hand
obligation
involvement
contribution
worry
bit
mission
mantle
field
more ❯
“The printer's task is, well, to print.”
Noun
▲
Something asked or asked for
ask
request
appeal
demand
order
plea
wish
assignment
petition
requirement
ultimatum
asking
bid
desire
imploration
requisition
solicitation
supplication
claim
want
concern
desideratum
Noun
▲
A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis
treadmill
routine
pattern
grind
groove
rut
drill
rote
lockstep
drudgery
toil
chore
slog
sweat
travail
grindstone
pace
labourUK
laborUS
moil
grubwork
daily grind
hard work
slavery
effort
fatigue
drudge
donkeywork
exertion
donkey work
tedium
Noun
▲
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space
spacewalk
EVA
excursion
extravehicular activity
mission
moonwalk
Noun
▲
(computing) An executable task or program
process
programmeUK
programUS
executable
batch
code
script
algorithm
binary
functions
mechanics
procedures
functionality
circuitry
Noun
▲
The state of being difficult or bothersome
trouble
difficulty
bother
distress
concern
problems
anxiety
irritation
annoyance
disquiet
inconvenience
stress
worry
unease
vexation
agitation
grief
issues
strife
unpleasantness
dilemma
hassle
struggle
turmoil
hindrance
pitfall
row
strain
puzzle
scrape
sorrow
hang-up
more ❯
Noun
▲
An essay, especially one written by a school or college student
composition
essay
paper
article
theme
study
thesis
writing
exercise
exposition
manuscript
text
treatise
commentary
discourse
dissertation
literary work
piece of writing
disquisition
critique
report
piece
review
monograph
tract
discussion
editorial
book
work
story
more ❯
Noun
▲
An imperfection, fault or bad name associated with someone or something
onus
blot
brand
slur
spot
stain
stigma
smirch
smudge
taint
blur
deadweight
incubus
millstone
odium
oppression
tax
bar sinister
black eye
smear
disgrace
blemish
dishonourUK
scar
dishonorUS
mark
shame
flaw
demerit
black mark
more ❯
Noun
▲
A pledge or undertaking
commitment
pledge
promise
guarantee
undertaking
vow
assurance
contract
covenant
deal
decision
oath
pact
word
affirmation
resolution
resolve
arrangement
binder
committal
bond
agreement
warrant
warranty
compact
troth
word of honor
avowal
guaranty
word of honour
more ❯
Verb
▲
To assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
charge
entrust
assign
commission
intrust
trust
assign to
delegate
allocate
designate
allot
commit
give
consign
load
appoint
apportion
ordain
set
enrollUS
authorizeUS
depute
enrolUK
invest
authoriseUK
prescribe
deal
entrust with
charge with
instillUS
sanction
elect
permit
choose
entitle
establish
installUS
approve
take on
endorse
mandate
instalUK
make
OK
adopt
sign on
pay
validate
decree
pass
fix
ratify
recognizeUS
pick
let
secure
recogniseUK
okay
lay on
support
bring on board
draftUS
initiate
draughtUK
back
secure the services of
assume
put on the payroll
privilege
slot
post
rubber-stamp
give authority to
accept
promote
decide on
consent to
set up
clear
give permission
bless
vouch for
create
countenance
put on
take into employment
agree to
give the green light to
give the thumbs up to
cast
give the go-ahead
give the green light
enact
specify
legislate
decide
fee
legitimizeUS
institute
capacitate
tab
determine
reserve
procure
plant
endow
tag
legitimiseUK
tap
call
confirm
ink
direct
formalizeUS
give power to
lay down
approbate
swear in
homologate
finalizeUS
contract for
consent
give the go-ahead to
give permission to
truck with
grant the right to
take on board
put down for
have in employment
vote in
settle on
finaliseUK
formaliseUK
have on the payroll
vote
dub
begin
found
equip
start
launch
favourUK
favorUS
originate
arrange
uphold
station
introduce
organizeUS
ascribe
instate
anoint
demand
pioneer
innovate
consecrate
lease
rent
require
sign
refer
settle
enthrone
organiseUK
suffer
identify
give someone the authority
carry
dictate
enjoin
declare
give authority
affirm
earmark
announce
finger
approve of
bespeak
farm out
put
legalizeUS
peg
give leave to
honourUK
put in place
give approval to
mark
legaliseUK
honorUS
assent to
arm
give the OK to
bring in
proclaim
fill a position
give assent to
go for
give the nod
pin down
conscript
find employment for
advance
find a job for
relegate
enfranchise
frock
install as
apprentice
indenture
confer a right to
give nod
sign off on
champion
borrow
get behind
give permission for
lend your name to
give leave for
give a certificate to
give a diploma to
place trust in
agree
guarantee
recommend
advocate
give a right to
pay for the use of
give consent to
give the OK
give one's seal of approval to
give the thumbs up
handpick
seat
provide
baptizeUS
flag
rule
say the word
give the word
undertake
confer holy orders on
utiliseUK
exploit
promise
sublease
pledge
sublet
occupy
utilizeUS
obtain
resolve
brand
denote
label
propose
figure
conclude
classify
pronounce
franchise
opt
certificate
prearrange
legislate for
offer
proffer
cognominate
tender
bename
elevate
slate
purpose
mean
intend
locate
grant authorization to
grant authority to
give authorization to
bequeath
baptiseUK
tolerate
indicate
prefer
opt for
point to
cherry-pick
single out
put finger on
settle upon
request
put into effect
make into law
vote for
give work
find help
attribute
grant leave to
grant a permit to
give the right to
grant permission to
grant a licence to
give a permit to
give a licence to
corroborate
plump for
requisition
walk heavy
set down
cause
foresay
put foot down
impose
adjudge
lay down the law
deal with
admit to office
give a break
give job to
make use of
put to work
add to payroll
take into service
point out
button down
exact
deploy
position
garrison
dignify
brook
accede to
come on board
justify
deserve
impute
acquiesce in
greenlight
base
site
bind
authenticate
form
excuse
merit
rule on
arrange a date for
elect for
arrange a time for
bid for
ennoble
concede
admit of
free up
say the magic word
have
endue
stabilizeUS
festoon
give okay
raise
exalt
erect
give leave
strengthen
hear of
stabiliseUK
coronate
adorn
sit still for
give something the nod
outsource
give the O.K.
contract out
heighten
dower
reward
be big
live with
subcontract
connect
associate
apply
rate
call for
vindicate
lodge
situate
park
shape
develop
countersign
disapprove
substantiate
give the stamp of approval to
give a blank cheque to
condone
earn
select for
reattribute
bear out
install in
disperse
download
dispense
downlink
choice
reference
put on duty
be behind
give stamp of approval
rubber stamp
lay
accord
confer
bestow
award
entail
necessitate
graduate
ordain in
stipulate for
detail for
induct in
invest in
institute in
decide on for
choose for
be a justification for
explain away
be a reason for
qualify for
account for
place on
invest with
commence
train
hang on
dole out
hold responsible
be a defence of
be worth
offer grounds for
prepare
fit
condition
succeed
ground
ready
start off
get going
keep on the payroll
give ground for
be deserving of
be entitled to
invest with power
give means to
give the power to
give the means to
jump
lay the first stone of
lay the cornerstone of
kick off
break the ice
start up
put in motion
lay the foundations of
bow
get things rolling
get under way
bring into being
set in motion
get off the ground
usher in
bring up the curtain on
get underway
break in
make up
score
suffice
meet
gain certification
gain qualifications
be authorisedUK
pass muster
be licensed
suit
be certified
be worthy of
get through
be authorizedUS
be nominated
cut it
measure up
get by
make it
hack it
be suitable
check out
make the grade
fill the bill
earn one's wings
make the cut
come through with flying colours
be in the running
come up to snuff
more ❯
“The government respected Robert's opinion sufficiently to task him with reporting on the state of Scotland.”
Verb
▲
To oppress with severe or excessive burdens
strain
test
exhaust
load
push
saddle
tax
burden
oppress
overload
weary
charge
encumber
entrust
lade
lumber
weigh
weight
overburden
weigh down
stretch
try
overwork
overwhelm
tire
weaken
overtax
hamper
fatigue
freight
overstrain
bite off more than you can chew
overdo
overfill
overcharge
pile
snow under
force
burn the candle at both ends
overstress
go too far
surfeit
embarrass
retard
obstruct
work over
put demands on
laborUS
labourUK
exploitation
surcharge
put great demands on
be too much for
be exacting on
impose on
put too much in
deluge
swamp
clog
oversupply
beset
yoke
inundate
excess
glut
hinder
impede
snow
dump on
make heavy
saddle with
bear down on
impose excessive strain on
exceed
outreach
overstep
break
outrun
overpass
overshoot
overrun
surpass
transcend
overact
more ❯
“The government would task its citizens with incredibly high taxes.”
Verb
▲
To arrange for something to belong to, or be officially controlled by, somebody else
transfer
surrender
divert
relinquish
refer
allocate
charge
commission
designate
grant
redirect
allot
channel
devolve
intrust
place
vest
appropriate
cast
leave
abdicate
alien
alienate
apportion
assign
cede
change
commit
confer
confide
consign
convey
deed
delegate
entrust
give
hand
hand over
make over
pass
reassign
relegate
repose
transmit
trust
turn over
pass on
sign over
give over
hand on
deliver
commend
invest
recommend
confine
send
Verb
▲
To cause sadness, distress or anxiety to
weigh down
depress
sadden
deject
burden
oppress
dash
afflict
trouble
charge
cumber
encumber
overburden
overload
press
weight
worry
get down
bum out
prey on
bear down
hold down
load down
press down
pull down
weigh upon
discourage
dispirit
dishearten
daunt
more ❯
Verb
▲
Give an authoritative or peremptory order
command
order
charge
direct
enjoin
demand
tell
bid
instruct
require
adjure
ask
call
dictate
oblige
compel
decree
exact
mandate
ordain
solicit
urge
claim
need
prescribe
request
requisition
summon
beckon
expect
force
necessitate
seek
appoint
authoriseUK
authorizeUS
quest
rule
subpoena
warn
call on
call upon
force upon
press for
boss around
clamor for
give directions
give orders to
give the order to
impose on
put foot down
call for
give orders
insist on
lay down the law
stipulate for
give the command to
call the shots
hustle
threaten
propel
thrust
inflict
motivate
harry
squeeze
inspire
cow
fast-talk
brainwash
bounce
tyrannizeUS
instigate
tyranniseUK
rouse
stimulate
trigger
cajole
domineer
bullyrag
frighten
bogart
sway
twist somebody's arm
work on
convince
actuate
promote
turn on the heat
mau-mau
push around
introduce
restrict
restrain
effectuate
key up
unload
land someone with
lumber someone with
saddle someone with
fire up
spur on
twist one's arm
oppress
get
act on
stir
nudge
excite
incline
bluster
wreak
dispose
ramrod
bribe
prick
spark
render
steer
work
stir up
breed
result in
burden someone with
cause to be
cause to become
whip up
bother
palm
hassle
pass off
lay
inveigle
put
palm off
goose
hinder
persecute
beset
dragoon into
steamroll
leave
fob off
wrest
precipitate
overbear
overawe
condition
browbeat into
inflame
buffalo
predispose
torment
despotize
plague
produce
breathe down someone's neck
whip
turn
sting
put the arm on
crack down
come at
invigorateUS
animate
galvanizeUS
embolden
beget
spawn
galvaniseUK
envigorateUK
put the chill on
enkindle
inspirit
activate
carry out
pick on
strike
do
catalyseUK
catalyzeUS
shanghai
talk into
translate into
give rise to
contribute to
bring pressure upon
chase
rig
throw
bring force to bear on
astrict
indebt
compress
constrict
condense
squash
repress
suppress
catapult
apply pressure
worry
mobilizeUS
sell
politick
nobble
lean
make indebted
high pressure
subjugate
reduce
kick
wheedle
assail
mobiliseUK
enthuse
force somebody's hand
pitchfork
intrude
castigate
work over
scare
terrify
egg
argue
twist arm
ride roughshod over
dog
subdue
daunt
talk
pressurize into
coerce into
orient
put the frighteners on
root
bludgeon into
bully into
boss about
trouble
vex
ride roughshod
commandeer
needle
make an offer they can't refuse
terrorize into
intimidate into
unnerve
shove
put through the wringer
lord it over
put heat on
ride
awe
ruffle
roust
sic
titillate
achieve
accomplish
affright
spook
appallUS
appalUK
throw weight around
advocate
expedite
work up
violence
assault
leave someone no option but to
milk
inspan
foment
advance
bring forth
perform
fulfillUS
fulfilUK
develop
attain
pull off
push about
make compulsory
abet
brew
raise
ferment
scare the bejesus out of
scare off
bleed
subject
fine
set on
drive on
impassion
wring
speed up
agitate for
forward
craze
agitate
taunt
get to
set off
juice
fan the fire
root on
psych
further
put the screws to
energizeUS
incentivizeUS
evoke
steel
hearten
impact
exhilarate
convert
uplift
vitalize
pour it on
steamroller into
incentify
refresh
incentivise
energiseUK
help
ransom
shake
turn on
condemn
doom
sell on
extort money from
exert influence on
hint to
pump up
cheer on
pep up
win over
boost up
suggest to
go to town on
bear down on
shake down
bias
demand hush money from
hold to ransom
put the shake on
give
unleash
confine
bring round
make willing
impress on
yield
emphasize to
instil in
instilUK
drum into
stress to
inculcate
inculcate in
instillUS
stress
subject to
prevail
kindle
hamper
vent
limit
inhibit
offload
dump
bring home to
drive into
ingrain in
knock into
din into
detain
shackle
handicap
deliver
administer
indulge
express
exercise
bestow
perpetrate
visit
begin
impede
trammel
end in
draw on
trigger off
touch off
spark off
be the cause of
execute
gratify
bring home
get into head
drive home
leave in no doubt
tie down
indenture
yoke
hogtie
enslave
lay on
wreck
mete out
serve out
give free rein to
give vent to
deal out
finagle
hem in
put lock on
keep within bounds
lock up
tie hand and foot
put half nelson on
shift on to
compel to accept
pull a fast one
ram down one's throat
thrust upon
inflict upon
get rid of
sneak in
insert fraudulently
more ❯
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