Synonyms & related words for vocation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of vocation — including career, calling, profession, lifework, job, priesthood. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to vocation

Explore words related to vocation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include vocational, vocationally, avocation, occupations, vocationalism, avocational, nonoccupational, preprofessional. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for vocation

Common synonyms for vocation include career, calling, profession, lifework, job, priesthood, pastorate, apostleship — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does vocation come from?

The word vocation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root voc-, from Latin voco (“call”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.