" work "

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... this new drug can really work wonders "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beget,

•  breed,

•  bring,

•  bring about,

•  bring on,

•  catalyze,

•  cause,

•  create,

•  do,

•  draw on,

•  effect,

•  effectuate,

•  engender,

•  generate,

•  induce,

•  invoke,

•  make,

•  occasion,

•  produce,

•  prompt,

•  result (in),

•  spawn,

•  translate (into),

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to find an answer for through reasoning;

  * e.g., " ... finally figured out how to work the math problem "

•  Synonyms : 

•  answer,

•  break,

•  crack,

•  dope (out),

•  figure out,

•  puzzle (out),

•  resolve,

•  riddle (out),

•  solve,

•  unravel,

•  unriddle,

•  work out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have a certain purpose;

  * e.g., " ... the human kidneys work as a filtering system for the blood "

•  Synonyms : 

•  act,

•  function,

•  perform,

•  serve

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be a servant for;

  * e.g., " ... worked for a rich and powerful family "

•  Synonyms : 

•  serve,

•  slave (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to put among or between others;

  * e.g., " ... I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup "

•  Synonyms : 

•  edge in,

•  fit (in or into),

•  inject,

•  insert,

•  insinuate,

•  intercalate,

•  interject,

•  interpolate,

•  interpose,

•  intersperse,

•  introduce,

•  sandwich (in or between)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way;

  * e.g., " ... managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork "

•  Synonyms : 

•  infiltrate,

•  insinuate,

•  slip,

•  sneak,

•  wind,

•  worm,

•  wriggle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to find an answer for through reasoning;

  * e.g., " ... by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem "

•  Synonyms : 

•  answer,

•  break,

•  crack,

•  dope (out),

•  figure out,

•  puzzle (out),

•  resolve,

•  riddle (out),

•  solve,

•  unravel,

•  unriddle,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

•  bomb,

•  collapse,

•  fail,

•  flop,

•  flunk,

•  fold,

•  founder,

•  miss,

•  strike out,

•  wash out

2: to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort;

  * e.g., " ... worked out a compromise between the warring factions "

•  Synonyms : 

•  carve (out),

•  develop,

•  forge,

•  grind (out),

•  hammer out,

•  thrash (out),

•  work up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to turn out as planned or desired;

  * e.g., " ... our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  click,

•  come off,

•  deliver,

•  go,

•  go over,

•  pan out,

•  succeed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to strike repeatedly;

  * e.g., " ... the mob boss's thugs really worked him over "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bash,

•  baste,

•  bat,

•  batter,

•  beat,

•  belabor,

•  belt,

•  birch,

•  bludgeon,

•  buffet,

•  bung up,

•  club,

•  curry,

•  do,

•  drub,

•  fib,

•  flog,

•  hammer,

•  hide,

•  lace,

•  lambaste,

•  lash,

•  lather,

•  lick,

•  maul,

•  mess (up),

•  paddle,

•  pelt,

•  pommel,

•  pound,

•  pummel,

•  punch out,

•  rough (up),

•  slate,

•  slog,

•  switch,

•  tan,

•  thrash,

•  thresh,

•  thump,

•  tromp,

•  wallop,

•  whale,

•  whip,

•  whop,

•  whup

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort;

  * e.g., " ... spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail "

•  Synonyms : 

•  carve (out),

•  develop,

•  forge,

•  grind (out),

•  hammer out,

•  thrash (out),

•  work out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in prepare (for), point (for);

•  Synonyms : 

•  point (for),

•  prepare (for),

•  train (with),

•  exercise,

•  practice,

•  rehearse,

•  run over,

•  groove,

•  perfect,

•  refine,

•  review,

•  study,

•  drill,

•  repeat

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in do, make;

•  Synonyms : 

•  accomplish,

•  achieve,

•  bring off,

•  carry off,

•  carry out,

•  commit,

•  compass,

•  do,

•  execute,

•  follow through (with),

•  fulfill,

•  make,

•  negotiate,

•  perform,

•  perpetrate,

•  prosecute,

•  pull off,

•  put through,

•  complete,

•  end,

•  finish,

•  wind up,

•  bring about,

•  effect,

•  effectuate,

•  implement,

•  actualize,

•  attain,

•  realize,

•  reduplicate,

•  reenact,

•  repeat,

•  engage (in),

•  practice,

•  ace,

•  nail

•  Antonyms : 

•  fail,

•  skimp,

•  slight,

•  slur

1: as in do, deal (with);

•  Synonyms : 

•  act,

•  deal (with),

•  decide (upon),

•  do

•  Antonyms : 

•  defer,

•  delay,

•  hold off (on),

•  hold over,

•  hold up,

•  lay over,

•  postpone,

•  put off,

•  put over,

•  remit,

•  shelve,

•  suspend,

•  hesitate,

•  pause,

•  stay

1: a literary, musical, or artistic production;

  * e.g., " ... unfortunately, many of her works are now out of print "

•  Synonyms : 

•  composition,

•  number,

•  opus,

•  piece

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: something produced by physical or intellectual effort;

  * e.g., " ... the new Web application is the work of a pair of young but highly gifted programmers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affair,

•  fruit,

•  handiwork,

•  labor,

•  output,

•  produce,

•  product,

•  production,

•  thing,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... the work of a movie director is to tell a story through a series of striking images "

•  Synonyms : 

•  business,

•  capacity,

•  function,

•  job,

•  part,

•  place,

•  position,

•  purpose,

•  role,

•  task

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)