" task "

1: a piece of work that needs to be done regularly;

  * e.g., " ... one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assignment,

•  chore,

•  duty,

•  job

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists;

  * e.g., " ... the forklift's task is to stack pallets of goods in the warehouse "

•  Synonyms : 

•  business,

•  capacity,

•  function,

•  job,

•  part,

•  place,

•  position,

•  purpose,

•  role,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in team, crew;

•  Synonyms : 

•  brigade,

•  crew,

•  outfit,

•  phalanx,

•  platoon,

•  posse,

•  team,

•  array,

•  band,

•  batch,

•  battery,

•  body,

•  boodle,

•  bunch,

•  cluster,

•  clutch,

•  cohort,

•  consort,

•  constellation,

•  crop,

•  gaggle,

•  group,

•  grouping,

•  huddle,

•  knot,

•  lot,

•  parcel,

•  party,

•  passel,

•  assembly,

•  collective,

•  congregation,

•  gathering,

•  muster,

•  organization,

•  circle,

•  clan,

•  clique,

•  coterie,

•  fellowship,

•  gang,

•  ring,

•  round,

•  set,

•  faction,

•  guild,

•  order,

•  school,

•  sect,

•  alliance,

•  bloc,

•  coalition,

•  confederacy,

•  confederation,

•  federation,

•  league,

•  union,

•  battalion,

•  squadron,

•  bevy,

•  brood,

•  covey

•  Antonyms : 

•  individual,

•  single

1: as in teams, crews;

•  Synonyms : 

•  brigades,

•  crews,

•  outfits,

•  phalanxes,

•  platoons,

•  posses,

•  teams,

•  arrays,

•  bands,

•  batches,

•  batteries,

•  bodies,

•  boodles,

•  bunches,

•  clusters,

•  clutches,

•  cohorts,

•  consorts,

•  constellations,

•  crops,

•  gaggles,

•  groupings,

•  groups,

•  huddles,

•  knots,

•  lots,

•  parcels,

•  parties,

•  passels,

•  assemblies,

•  collectives,

•  congregations,

•  gatherings,

•  musters,

•  organizations,

•  circles,

•  clans,

•  cliques,

•  coteries,

•  fellowships,

•  gangs,

•  rings,

•  rounds,

•  sets,

•  factions,

•  guilds,

•  orders,

•  schools,

•  sects,

•  alliances,

•  blocs,

•  coalitions,

•  confederacies,

•  confederations,

•  federations,

•  leagues,

•  unions,

•  battalions,

•  squadrons,

•  bevies,

•  broods,

•  coveys

•  Antonyms : 

•  individuals,

•  singles

1: to give a task, duty, or responsibility to;

  * e.g., " ... I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assign,

•  charge,

•  commission,

•  entrust,

•  trust

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of;

  * e.g., " ... He took his rival to task during the TV interview. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blame,

•  censure,

•  condemn,

•  criticize,

•  denounce,

•  dis,

•  dispraise,

•  fault,

•  knock,

•  pan,

•  reprehend,

•  slag

•  Antonyms : 

•  extol,

•  laud,

•  praise

2: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  baste,

•  bawl out,

•  berate,

•  call down,

•  castigate,

•  chastise,

•  chew out,

•  dress down,

•  flay,

•  hammer,

•  jaw,

•  keelhaul,

•  lambaste,

•  lecture,

•  rag,

•  rail (at or against),

•  rant (at),

•  rate,

•  ream (out),

•  rebuke,

•  reprimand,

•  reproach,

•  scold,

•  score,

•  tongue-lash,

•  upbraid

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of;

  * e.g., " ... He took his rival to task during the TV interview. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blamed,

•  censured,

•  condemned,

•  criticized,

•  denounced,

•  dispraised,

•  dissed,

•  faulted,

•  knocked,

•  panned,

•  reprehended,

•  slagged

•  Antonyms : 

•  extolled,

•  lauded,

•  praised

2: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  basted,

•  bawled out,

•  berated,

•  called down,

•  castigated,

•  chastised,

•  chewed out,

•  dressed down,

•  flayed,

•  hammered,

•  jawed,

•  keelhauled,

•  lambasted,

•  lectured,

•  ragged,

•  railed (at or against),

•  ranted (at),

•  rated,

•  reamed (out),

•  rebuked,

•  reprimanded,

•  reproached,

•  scolded,

•  scored,

•  tongue-lashed,

•  upbraided

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of;

  * e.g., " ... He took his rival to task during the TV interview. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blamed,

•  censured,

•  condemned,

•  criticized,

•  denounced,

•  dispraised,

•  dissed,

•  faulted,

•  knocked,

•  panned,

•  reprehended,

•  slagged

•  Antonyms : 

•  extolled,

•  lauded,

•  praised

2: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  basted,

•  bawled out,

•  berated,

•  called down,

•  castigated,

•  chastised,

•  chewed out,

•  dressed down,

•  flayed,

•  hammered,

•  jawed,

•  keelhauled,

•  lambasted,

•  lectured,

•  ragged,

•  railed (at or against),

•  ranted (at),

•  rated,

•  reamed (out),

•  rebuked,

•  reprimanded,

•  reproached,

•  scolded,

•  scored,

•  tongue-lashed,

•  upbraided

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of;

  * e.g., " ... He took his rival to task during the TV interview. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blames,

•  censures,

•  condemns,

•  criticizes,

•  denounces,

•  dispraises,

•  disses,

•  faults,

•  knocks,

•  pans,

•  reprehends,

•  slags

•  Antonyms : 

•  extols,

•  lauds,

•  praises

2: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bastes,

•  bawls out,

•  berates,

•  calls down,

•  castigates,

•  chastises,

•  chews out,

•  dresses down,

•  flays,

•  hammers,

•  jaws,

•  keelhauls,

•  lambastes,

•  lectures,

•  rags,

•  rails (at or against),

•  rants (at),

•  rates,

•  reams (out),

•  rebukes,

•  reprimands,

•  reproaches,

•  scolds,

•  scores,

•  tongue-lashes,

•  upbraids

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of;

  * e.g., " ... He took his rival to task during the TV interview. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blaming,

•  censuring,

•  condemning,

•  criticizing,

•  denouncing,

•  dispraising,

•  dissing,

•  faulting,

•  knocking,

•  panning,

•  reprehending,

•  slagging

•  Antonyms : 

•  extolling,

•  lauding,

•  praising

2: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings;

  * e.g., " ... He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  basting,

•  bawling out,

•  berating,

•  calling down,

•  castigating,

•  chastising,

•  chewing out,

•  dressing down,

•  flaying,

•  hammering,

•  jawing,

•  keelhauling,

•  lambasting,

•  lecturing,

•  ragging,

•  railing (at or against),

•  ranting (at),

•  rating,

•  reaming (out),

•  rebuking,

•  reprimanding,

•  reproaching,

•  scolding,

•  scoring,

•  tongue-lashing,

•  upbraiding

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)