Definition for Task:

• To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.

Synonyms for Task:

• n.

  •
  • the elephant in the room,
  • the impossible,
  • a tall order.
  •
  • instruct,
  • push around,
  • office,
  • require,
  • tell,
  • order,
  • dictate,
  • boss around,
  • order around,
  • tax with.
  •
  • heavy.
  •
  • DO.
  •
  • drive,
  • crack the whip.
  •affair (noun)
  • pro vinces,
  • pro vince,
  • trans-action,
  • trans actions,
  • office functions,
  • pro-vince,
  • trans action,
  • trans-actions,
  • pro-vinces.
  •assignment (noun)
  • responsibility.
  •burden (noun)
  • thorn in ones side,
  • mis fortune,
  • thorn ones side,
  • excess baggages,
  • thorn one's side,
  • thorn one side,
  • thorn in one side,
  • weary loads,
  • mis-fortunes,
  • mis fortunes,
  • ball chain,
  • herculean tasks,
  • thorn side.
  •business (noun)
  • Hanky Panky,
  • goings-on,
  • beeswax.
  •chore (noun)
  • chore.
  •concern (noun)
  • multi-nationals,
  • multi nationals,
  • shooting matches,
  • out-fits,
  • multi national,
  • out fit,
  • out-fit,
  • megacorps,
  • out fits.
  •duty (noun)
  • devoirs,
  • minding the store,
  • taking care of business,
  • devoir.
  •enterprise (noun)
  • biggies,
  • do's,
  • pet projects,
  • pro positions,
  • big ideas,
  • pro position,
  • follow throughs,
  • pro-positions.
  •exercise (noun)
  • re citations,
  • ex amination,
  • dis charge,
  • re-citations,
  • warmup,
  • re citation,
  • warm ups,
  • exercisings,
  • re-citation,
  • ex aminations,
  • ex-aminations,
  • dis charges,
  • schoolworks,
  • calisthenicses,
  • dis-charge,
  • dis-charges,
  • warmups.
  •function (noun)
  • raison detre.
  •grind (noun)
  • grubworks.
  •part-time task (noun)
  • odd job.
  •project (noun)
  • de signs,
  • de-sign,
  • out line,
  • out-line,
  • de sign,
  • out lines,
  • de-signs,
  • out-lines.
  •role (noun)
  • what is into,
  • what one is in to,
  • what is in to,
  • what one is inti,
  • what is inti.
  •sweat (noun)
  • backbreaker.
  •task (noun)
  • labor.
  •trouble (noun)
  • dis quiet,
  • dis cord,
  • dis satisfactions,
  • dis satisfaction,
  • un-rest,
  • dis-orders,
  • dis order,
  • un-rests,
  • dis contents,
  • dis tress,
  • dis-satisfaction,
  • dis quiets,
  • dis-contents,
  • un rest,
  • dis-tress,
  • dis-cord,
  • dis-satisfactions,
  • dis-quiets,
  • dis-content,
  • dis tresses,
  • dis content,
  • dis-quiet,
  • in-convenience,
  • dis-order,
  • dis-cords,
  • dis orders,
  • dis cords,
  • dis-tresses,
  • in-conveniences,
  • in conveniences.
  •undertaking (noun)
  • under takings,
  • under-taking,
  • under-takings,
  • under taking.
  •venture (noun)
  • performance,
  • exploit,
  • pursuit,
  • campaign,
  • production,
  • procedure,
  • maneuver,
  • venture,
  • initiative,
  • feat,
  • adventure,
  • endeavor,
  • scheme.
  •weight (noun)
  • cumbrances.
  •work (noun)
  • employment,
  • occupation,
  • toil,
  • effort.

• v.

  •assign, burden (verb)
  • exhaust,
  • overload,
  • lade,
  • saddle,
  • test,
  • oppress,
  • entrust,
  • encumber,
  • weary,
  • weigh.
  •command (verb)
  • de bars,
  • ex acted,
  • de-bars,
  • pro-claiming,
  • re straining,
  • laid down the law,
  • ex-act,
  • called signals,
  • forces upon,
  • takes charge,
  • re-quiring,
  • de barred,
  • giving orders,
  • pro claimed,
  • ordinated,
  • laying down the law,
  • pro claiming,
  • sends for,
  • called the signals,
  • gave directions,
  • re-strain,
  • re-straining,
  • forcing up on,
  • re strain,
  • lays down law,
  • pro-claims,
  • inter-dict,
  • ex acting,
  • re quire,
  • gives directions,
  • pro claims,
  • re-quires,
  • lay down law,
  • ex-acting,
  • calls up on,
  • called up on,
  • de bar,
  • force up on,
  • puts foot down,
  • lays down the law,
  • calling the signals,
  • gives orders,
  • sending for,
  • forcing upon,
  • giving directions,
  • call up on,
  • re quires,
  • de-bar,
  • re quiring,
  • calls the signals,
  • calling upon,
  • taking lead,
  • ex acts,
  • de-barring,
  • ex-acts,
  • calling up on,
  • laid down law,
  • laying down law,
  • re strained,
  • putting foot down,
  • took lead,
  • re-strained,
  • gave orders,
  • de-barred,
  • pro claim,
  • calls signals,
  • call signals,
  • calling signals,
  • re strains,
  • re-strains,
  • calls on,
  • ex act,
  • re-quire,
  • took charge,
  • re-quired,
  • inter dict,
  • de barring,
  • marks out,
  • marked out,
  • ex-acted,
  • re quired,
  • forced up on,
  • takes lead,
  • forces up on.
  •consumption (verb)
  • task.
  •strain (verb)
  • pushing to the limit,
  • over exerting,
  • pushed the limit,
  • ex tend,
  • over exerted,
  • dis-tends,
  • dis tending,
  • ex tending,
  • over worked,
  • ex tended,
  • dis tend,
  • push the limit,
  • ex tends,
  • dis-tending,
  • over taxing,
  • overexerted,
  • over works,
  • over exerts,
  • over-taxed,
  • pushes limit,
  • pushing to limit,
  • over-exerts,
  • over-taxes,
  • pushes the limit,
  • over-taxing,
  • dis torts,
  • over-working,
  • over exert,
  • drawing tight,
  • pushing the limit,
  • over-exerting,
  • over working,
  • dis-tend,
  • pushing limit,
  • overexerts,
  • over taxes,
  • pushed to the limit,
  • ex-tend,
  • push limit,
  • pushed limit,
  • pushes to limit,
  • push to limit,
  • over taxed,
  • over tax,
  • over-tax,
  • drew tight,
  • dis-tort,
  • ex-tends,
  • over work,
  • pushed to limit,
  • over-exerted,
  • over-work,
  • over-worked,
  • draws tight,
  • dis tort,
  • ex-tended,
  • dis-tended,
  • dis tends,
  • over-works,
  • pushes to the limit,
  • dis tended,
  • dis-torts,
  • ex-tending.
  •tax (verb)
  • made demands on,
  • weighing heavily on,
  • making demands on,
  • weighed heavily on,
  • over using,
  • makes demands on,
  • over-burdens,
  • over-burdened,
  • over-used,
  • puts pressure on,
  • over burdens,
  • over-using,
  • over burdening,
  • over burden,
  • pressing hard on,
  • over used,
  • pressed hard on,
  • over-burdening,
  • putting pressure on,
  • over burdened,
  • presses hard on,
  • weighs heavily on.
  •weigh down (verb)
  • over loads,
  • over-loaded,
  • over-loads,
  • weighs up on,
  • weighs upon,
  • over-load,
  • holds down,
  • over-loading,
  • over loading,
  • weighing upon,
  • over loaded,
  • presses down,
  • weighed up on,
  • weighing up on,
  • weigh up on.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • scourge,
  • necessity,
  • disease,
  • struggle,
  • web,
  • puzzler,
  • terror,
  • pig,
  • stinker,
  • ogre,
  • Pandora's Box,
  • headache,
  • bane,
  • conundrum,
  • mare,
  • monster,
  • poisoned chalice.
  •
  • assignment,
  • malady,
  • catastrophe,
  • miasma,
  • affliction,
  • torment.
  •
  • purpose,
  • push.
  •
  • thing.
  •command
  • send for,
  • mark out,
  • put foot down,
  • inhibits,
  • enact,
  • call on,
  • called upon,
  • forced upon,
  • force upon,
  • prohibit,
  • requisitioned,
  • marking out,
  • ordinates,
  • call the signals,
  • call upon,
  • calls upon,
  • Enacting,
  • give directions,
  • sent for,
  • calling on,
  • ordinate,
  • take lead,
  • take charge,
  • lay down the law,
  • ordinating,
  • taking charge,
  • give orders,
  • called on.
  •depress
  • weigh down.
  •weigh down
  • held down,
  • press down,
  • weigh upon,
  • pressing down,
  • get down,
  • got down,
  • pressed down,
  • weighed upon,
  • hold down.

Paraphrases for Task:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    chore.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    endeavors.

• Independent

  • Adjective, comparative
    Simpler, easier.
  • Proper noun, singular
    initiatives, proposals, subjects, tools, Its, job, jobs, team, teams, group, groups.
  • Noun, plural
    endeavours.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    data, men, undertaking, taskbar, endeavour, remit, job, vocation, burden, priority, obligation, team, endeavor, enterprise, group, commitment.
  • Verb, past tense
    Asked, strengthened, started, completed, needed, felt, tried.
  • Verb, past participle
    Asked, accomplished, assigned, Tackled, appointed, entrusted, charged, Achieved, expected, required, focused, supposed, faced, Carried, engaged, done.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    Exercises, strives, seeks, Focuses, becomes, remains, tries.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    taskforce, Missions, assignment, assignments.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    homework, assignment.
  • Verb, past tense
    entrusted.

Antonyms for Task:

• n.

  • job or chore, often assigned
    good health, unemployment, health, benefit, entertainment, inactivity, blessing, irresponsibility, idleness, happiness, aid, fun, pastime, hobby, help, pleasure.

• v.

  • assign, burden
    exonerate, unburden, assist.

Task Sentence Examples:

• Who could like such a task as that?

• You set a task for me and I obey.

Hyponym for Task:

• v.

  • consumption
    extend, strain.
  • social
    delegate, depute, designate, assign.