Occupation
Occupation noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Subject and occupation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subject" instead a noun "Occupation".
Subject
Subject noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).
Occupation and subject are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occupation" instead a noun "Subject".
How words are described
| human | human occupation | human subject |
| female | female occupation | female subject |
| particular | particular occupation | particular subject |
| similar | similar occupation | similar subject |
| Other adjectives: common, specific, current, original, actual, entire, constant, main, new, sole, former, primary, last, different, recent, previous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- During the first six months of the Dominion occupation of Deep Space 9 she spends time at a Bajoran art school, and reports being the subject of racism from her Bajoran classmates.
Source: Half-Breed Discrimination -
They do when the subject of the first Narn occupation comes up.
Source: Moral Myopia -
He's never trusted, even after being legitimately elected a Quorum of Twelve member and retained as Vice-President under Roslin, who he seemed initially to have come to terms with after the Cylon occupation (under which both leaders were subject to illegal detention, incidentally).
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Subject and Occupation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/occupation/subject
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