avocation
3 synonyms and 2 antonyms for avocation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Something that pulls your attention away from your main task.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
2. noun
An activity you do for enjoyment, separate from your main job.
“But yield who will to their separation, My object in living is to unite My avocation and my vocation As my two eyes make one in sight.”
Opposites
Etymology
From Latin āvocātiō, meaning “a distraction”, from āvocō, “to call off, distract”.
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