VOCATION Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

vocation

noun

vō-ˈkā-shən

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as in profession

the activity by which one regularly makes a living finally made sculpting her vocation instead of just a hobby

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as in fraternity

the body of people in a profession or field of activity she says that although she respects certain journalists, she despises the vocation politics has its honest and its dishonest practitioners, just like any other vocation

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Recent Examples of vocation Reynolds ran a tree service at the time, one he’d started a few years after high school, and these were serious problems for someone whose vocation involved wielding a chainsaw. —

Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 After Sonic Youth broke up in 2011, Gordon focused on her early vocation of visual art while playing in the experimental noise duo Body/Head. —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026 Because by then, the essential gravity of her vocation has been established. —

Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026 Amy Steele dedicated her life to her vocation by choosing to embrace difficult situations instead of selecting the simplest path. —

Maria Williams, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocation

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But actors from all quarters of the profession are still flocking to New York for the kind of substantive material that is becoming harder to come by on screen.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
This line of thinking also invites a broader reflection on the motivations that bring clinicians into the profession.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026