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.
  •job (noun)
  • nine-to-fives,
  • taskworks,
  • nine to five,
  • tour duty,
  • nine to fives.
  •job or chore, often assigned (noun)
  • employment,
  • daily grind,
  • bother,
  • grindstone,
  • gig,
  • labor,
  • fun and games,
  • calling,
  • effort,
  • errand,
  • toil,
  • millstone,
  • province,
  • vocation,
  • pain,
  • long row to hoe,
  • nuisance,
  • occupation.
  •lesson (noun)
  • lesson,
  • lessons,
  • chalk talk,
  • homeworks,
  • homework.
  •millstone (noun)
  • mental weight.
  •odd job (noun)
  • set tasks.
  •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.
  •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.

• 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.
  •Other relevant words:
  • operative,
  • course,
  • lay on,
  • childbed,
  • quantify,
  • stigmatize,
  • commission,
  • consignment,
  • difficulty,
  • matter,
  • array,
  • bring to book,
  • cure,
  • expend,
  • press,
  • bunch,
  • experiment,
  • multitude,
  • lumber,
  • proletariat,
  • deputation,
  • homily,
  • confinement,
  • Worked,
  • report,
  • fag,
  • use up,
  • program,
  • instruction,
  • body,
  • appraise,
  • empowerment,
  • book,
  • Chare,
  • topical,
  • overburden,
  • compel,
  • fasten on,
  • busy,
  • test out,
  • have in hand,
  • pin on,
  • tough job,
  • wear,
  • denounce,
  • set to work,
  • bit,
  • things to do,
  • conduct,
  • trust,
  • flock,
  • purview,
  • complain,
  • authorization,
  • license,
  • labor department,
  • place,
  • company,
  • indict,
  • morality,
  • article,
  • troop,
  • proceeding,
  • imply,
  • labor movement,
  • incriminate,
  • blowing out,
  • put,
  • Mulada,
  • jurisdiction,
  • escapade,
  • try out,
  • parturiency,
  • tribe,
  • hardness,
  • operational,
  • classroom project,
  • Exequatur,
  • galaxy,
  • object lesson,
  • full power,
  • levy,
  • fish to fry,
  • lodge a complaint,
  • impose upon,
  • Rasper,
  • beginning,
  • twit,
  • have to,
  • Dead lift,
  • labour,
  • idle,
  • devolution,
  • Regentship,
  • harass,
  • projection,
  • legation,
  • Labour Party,
  • entrustment,
  • correct,
  • bevy,
  • gang,
  • lick,
  • caper,
  • flood,
  • Betongue,
  • involvement,
  • set,
  • implicate,
  • appoint,
  • overwork,
  • demand,
  • allotment,
  • lieutenancy,
  • consume,
  • inform against,
  • travail,
  • herd,
  • skull session,
  • harangue,
  • care,
  • contract,
  • must,
  • trade union movement,
  • attend to business,
  • impose on,
  • host,
  • make-work,
  • difficult,
  • owe,
  • shtick,
  • subject,
  • post,
  • ought to,
  • overstrain,
  • industry,
  • service,
  • commissioning,
  • rush,
  • keep busy,
  • drudgery,
  • crew,
  • berth,
  • troupe,
  • handwork,
  • Executorship,
  • curriculum,
  • plan,
  • agency,
  • crowd,
  • laboring,
  • working class,
  • rebuke,
  • rabble,
  • teaser,
  • impose,
  • authorisation,
  • fasten upon,
  • insinuate,
  • problem,
  • combatants,
  • Agentship,
  • manual labor,
  • rat race,
  • finger,
  • affect,
  • cargo,
  • power of attorney,
  • criticize,
  • bring accusation,
  • appointment,
  • inform on,
  • put to the proof,
  • contribution,
  • exertion,
  • warrant,
  • working,
  • matters in hand,
  • cite,
  • slur,
  • reading,
  • smooth sailing,
  • cinch,
  • trusteeship,
  • point,
  • workplace,
  • drill,
  • nonworking,
  • commitment,
  • brevet,
  • attempt,
  • inculpate,
  • lecture,
  • give a try,
  • prise,
  • mandate,
  • hang something on,
  • force,
  • taunt,
  • admonish,
  • appreciate,
  • freight,
  • mob,
  • try,
  • lay,
  • Procuration,
  • line of work,
  • corps,
  • Factorship,
  • stretch,
  • arraign,
  • Overtask,
  • scold,
  • saddle with,
  • agendum,
  • talk,
  • embassy,
  • Scut Work,
  • unemployed,
  • put on,
  • recriminate,
  • be obliged to,
  • on the job,
  • objective,
  • tough,
  • officiate,
  • proxy,
  • do business,
  • tour,
  • quota,
  • use,
  • dirty work,
  • moral,
  • covey,
  • matter in hand,
  • upbraid,
  • initiation,
  • shoal,
  • donkeywork,
  • accuse,
  • evaluate,
  • delegation,
  • cumbersome,
  • moil,
  • busywork,
  • deal,
  • current,
  • straight sailing,
  • exact,
  • absorb,
  • blame,
  • routine,
  • situation,
  • group,
  • chide,
  • recitation,
  • horde,
  • stroke,
  • Denunciate,
  • bid,
  • insist on,
  • operation,
  • regiment,
  • impeach,
  • bring to account,
  • prefer charges,
  • hard work,
  • arduous,
  • assess,
  • army,
  • take to task,
  • call to order,
  • laborious,
  • hard,
  • uphill work,
  • fatigue,
  • impracticability,
  • imposition,
  • grammar,
  • allege,
  • turn,
  • line,
  • Workless,
  • sermon,
  • swallow up,
  • jobless,
  • inflict,
  • swarm,
  • squad,
  • press charges,
  • entrusting,
  • criminate,
  • discourse,
  • impute,
  • engagement,
  • reprehend,
  • Book of Job,
  • put to the test,
  • berate,
  • slavery,
  • aim,
  • handiwork,
  • cohue,
  • time,
  • term,
  • capacity,
  • employ,
  • censure,
  • course of study,
  • marathon,
  • spadework,
  • recital,
  • bring charges,
  • subject to,
  • position,
  • lying-in,
  • plain sailing,
  • call to account,
  • valuate,
  • reproach,
  • party,
  • shift,
  • deluge,
  • burden with,
  • exposition,
  • issue,
  • throng,
  • teaching,
  • remuda,
  • proposition,
  • onerous,
  • bring to test,
  • reprimand,
  • devolvement,
  • roundup,
  • enjoin,
  • band,
  • moralization,
  • prescribe,
  • bag,
  • regency,
  • crush,
  • authority,
  • preachment,
  • drove,
  • labouring,
  • collected works,
  • knot,
  • overdrive,
  • question,
  • share,
  • Populousness,
  • school,
  • disquisition,
  • impossibility,
  • reprove.

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.