" worked "

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  begot,

•  bred,

•  brought,

•  brought about,

•  brought on,

•  catalyzed,

•  caused,

•  created,

•  did,

•  drew on,

•  effected,

•  effectuated,

•  engendered,

•  generated,

•  induced,

•  invoked,

•  made,

•  occasioned,

•  produced,

•  prompted,

•  resulted (in),

•  spawned,

•  translated (into),

•  yielded

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to find an answer for through reasoning;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  answered,

•  broke,

•  cracked,

•  doped (out),

•  figured out,

•  puzzled (out),

•  resolved,

•  riddled (out),

•  solved,

•  unraveled,

•  unriddled,

•  worked out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have a certain purpose;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  acted,

•  functioned,

•  performed,

•  served

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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: as in prepared (for), pointed (for);

•  Synonyms : 

•  pointed (for),

•  prepared (for),

•  trained (with),

•  exercised,

•  practiced,

•  ran over,

•  rehearsed,

•  grooved,

•  perfected,

•  refined,

•  reviewed,

•  studied,

•  drilled,

•  repeated

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in did, made;

•  Synonyms : 

•  accomplished,

•  achieved,

•  brought off,

•  carried off,

•  carried out,

•  committed,

•  compassed,

•  did,

•  executed,

•  followed through (with),

•  fulfilled,

•  made,

•  negotiated,

•  performed,

•  perpetrated,

•  prosecuted,

•  pulled off,

•  put through,

•  completed,

•  ended,

•  finished,

•  wound up,

•  brought about,

•  effected,

•  effectuated,

•  implemented,

•  actualized,

•  attained,

•  realized,

•  reduplicated,

•  reenacted,

•  repeated,

•  engaged (in),

•  practiced,

•  aced,

•  nailed

•  Antonyms : 

•  failed,

•  skimped,

•  slighted,

•  slurred

1: as in did, dealt (with);

•  Synonyms : 

•  acted,

•  dealt (with),

•  decided (upon),

•  did

•  Antonyms : 

•  deferred,

•  delayed,

•  held off (on),

•  held over,

•  held up,

•  laid over,

•  postponed,

•  put off,

•  put over,

•  remitted,

•  shelved,

•  suspended,

•  hesitated,

•  paused,

•  stayed

1: to put among or between others;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  edged in,

•  fitted (in or into),

•  injected,

•  inserted,

•  insinuated,

•  intercalated,

•  interjected,

•  interpolated,

•  interposed,

•  interspersed,

•  introduced,

•  sandwiched (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 : 

•  infiltrated,

•  insinuated,

•  slipped,

•  sneaked,

•  wormed,

•  wound,

•  wriggled

•  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 : 

•  answered,

•  broke,

•  cracked,

•  doped (out),

•  figured out,

•  puzzled (out),

•  resolved,

•  riddled (out),

•  solved,

•  unraveled,

•  unriddled,

•  worked

•  Antonyms : 

•  bombed,

•  collapsed,

•  failed,

•  flopped,

•  flunked,

•  folded,

•  foundered,

•  missed,

•  struck out,

•  washed out

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  carved (out),

•  developed,

•  forged,

•  ground (out),

•  hammered out,

•  thrashed (out),

•  worked 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 : 

•  came off,

•  clicked,

•  delivered,

•  panned out,

•  succeeded,

•  went,

•  went over

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to strike repeatedly;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  bashed,

•  basted,

•  batted,

•  battered,

•  beat,

•  belabored,

•  belted,

•  birched,

•  bludgeoned,

•  buffeted,

•  bunged up,

•  clubbed,

•  curried,

•  did,

•  drubbed,

•  fibbed,

•  flogged,

•  hammered,

•  hided,

•  laced,

•  lambasted,

•  lashed,

•  lathered,

•  licked,

•  mauled,

•  messed (up),

•  paddled,

•  pelted,

•  pommeled,

•  pounded,

•  pummeled,

•  punched out,

•  roughed (up),

•  slated,

•  slogged,

•  switched,

•  tanned,

•  thrashed,

•  threshed,

•  thumped,

•  tromped,

•  walloped,

•  whaled,

•  whipped,

•  whopped,

•  whupped

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in angry, mad;

•  Synonyms : 

•  angered,

•  angry,

•  apoplectic,

•  cheesed off,

•  displeased,

•  enraged,

•  fuming,

•  furious,

•  horn-mad,

•  incensed,

•  indignant,

•  infuriated,

•  irate,

•  livid,

•  mad,

•  outraged,

•  rankled,

•  riled,

•  roiled,

•  shirty,

•  sore,

•  steaming,

•  teed off,

•  ticked,

•  upset,

•  wrought (up),

•  fed up,

•  weary,

•  disgusted,

•  nauseated,

•  repelled,

•  repulsed,

•  revolted,

•  shocked,

•  sick,

•  sickened

•  Antonyms : 

•  delighted,

•  gratified,

•  pleased,

•  satisfied,

•  thankful,

•  thrilled,

•  tickled,

•  beguiled,

•  bewitched,

•  captivated,

•  charmed,

•  enchanted,

•  enthralled,

•  entranced,

•  fascinated,

•  mesmerized,

•  spellbound