Case and Task

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Task and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Task" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Case and task are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Task".

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

special	special case	special task
particular	particular case	particular task
similar	similar case	similar task
specific	specific case	specific task
Other adjectives: current, original, single, simple, small, actual, complicated, serious, huge, main, new, major, possible, final, minor, next, last, different, recent.

Can be a case of Gratuitous Foreign Language, or may just be a case of a second or archaic language being appropriated for the task (exempli gratia Latin).

Source: Magical Foreign Words
Cubes are converted into ships on a case-by-case basis, depending on the task assigned to each fleet.

Source: Portal Network
In a case similar to Calvin's clone, Bender attempted to use Professor Farnsworth's fun-size duplicator to duplicate himself to do a menial task for the Professor.

Source: Gone Horribly Right / Western Animation

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Task and Case. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/task

Case & Task. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/task>.

Task or Case. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/task.

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