Synonyms for errand
ˈɛr ənder·rand

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1. errand

   Synonyms:
   message, commission, mission, delegation, charge

   Antonyms:
   misdelivery, misannouncement

Princeton's WordNet

1. errandnoun

   a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

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1. • Trip

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1. errandnoun

   Synonyms:
   message, mandate, mission, commission

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1. errandnoun

   Synonyms:
   mission, commission

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1. List of paraphrases for "errand":

   race, racing

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1. Woodrow Wilson:

   You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

2. Asian American:

   I’m Asian, my family’s Asian. If I have to worry about just stepping out to run an errand, I think that’s a huge problem and I can’t live in a city like that.

3. Kellyanne Conway:

   Nobody's going to have a silver bullet, a magic elixir on stage at the CNN debate that dislodges Trump from the top of the polls. That's a fool's errand, it's incumbent upon these candidates to show contrast from other people's point of views, including Mr. Trump's.

4. Heather Conley:

   Getting Russia to adjust its economic model, in my view, is a fool's errand.

5. Vincent Maggio:

   This was seriously just a routine errand in my book, No biggie at all, i was just doing someone a favor that was fun for me too. It was certainly no chore. I’m really happy a bunch of people got to see the photos from the journey.