Job and Pastime

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Job noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

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Pastime is an antonym for job in topics: employment, task.

Nearby Word: jobless

Pastime noun - A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).

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Job is an antonym for pastime.

old	old job	old pastime
regular	regular job	regular pastime
actual	actual job	actual pastime
great	great job	great pastime
Other adjectives: dangerous, main, new, official, primary.

You've been beaten, twice, by a people for whom war is the national pastime, and now they're coming to finally finish the job.

Source: Hopeless War
As it turns out, Robert's other pastime to rapping is home improvement and real estate (and he's pretty good at it; it's his other job when he isn't touring).

Source: Music / Vanilla Ice
The fact that some people simply want to keep their hobby as a beloved pastime rather than a stress-inducing job is usually overlooked.

Source: Analysis / Pastimes Prove Personality

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