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schoolwork

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskuːlˌwɜːk/
  • General-American: /ˈskulˌwɝk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S K UW1 L W ER2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Work done for school, including both in class and as homework.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I'm 40, but now that I'm back going for my degree I'm swamped with schoolwork.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: work

2

noun

Meaning 2

a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: school assignment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assignment

Narrower terms: classroom project, classwork, homework, prep, preparation, lesson

History

Etymology

From school + work.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уроци (uroci) — work done for school
  • Chinese Mandarin: 功課 /功课 (gōngkè) — work done for school
  • Chinese Mandarin: 作業 /作业 (zuòyè) — work done for school
  • Dutch: schoolwerk — work done for school
  • Finnish: koulutyö — work done for school
  • French: travail scolaire — work done for school
  • Spanish: trabajo escolar — work done for school
  • Spanish: tarea académica — work done for school
  • Swedish: skolarbete — work done for school