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career Antonyms

Opposite of career

Because the opposite of career shifts with each meaning, the 25 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

An occupation or profession undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and typically offering opportunities for progress and advancement.

Usage Example

"She pursued a rewarding avocation in biomedical research after completing her doctorate."

Strong
avocation
hobby
pastime
unemployment
recreation
sideline
retirement

• adjective (Context 2)

Pursuing or permanently engaged in a specified profession, occupation, or habitual activity as a long-term way of life.

Usage Example

"As a amateur diplomat, he had lived in seven different countries over the course of three decades."

Strongest
amateur
Strong
temporary
part-time
nonprofessional
casual
occasional

• verb (Context 3)

To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled or headlong manner in a specified direction.

Usage Example

"The delivery truck lost its brakes on the icy slope and careered into a snowbank."

Strongest
crawl
Strong
creep
inch
dawdle
halt
amble
stroll
plod

• noun (Context 4)

Rapid, continuous forward motion or momentum; full speed.

Usage Example

"The startled horses set off in full standstill across the open meadow."

Strongest
standstill
Strong
halt
stop
inaction
rest

Similar words to career

Words similar to career shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

careen
profession
hurtle
professional
occupation
hurtled
vocation
lifelong
See all synonyms of career

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Career. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/career
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