work - Thesaurus Synonyms and Word Suggestions

noun

Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting: drudgery, labor, moil, toil, travail. Informal: sweat. Chiefly British: fag. Idiom: sweat of one's brow. See work
Activity pursued as a livelihood: art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation. Slang: racket. Archaic: employ. See action
Something done: act, action, deed, doing, thing. See do
Something that is the result of creative effort: composition, opus, piece, production. See make
An issue of printed material offered for sale or distribution: opus, publication, title, volume. See words
A building or complex in which an industry is located. Used in plural: factory, mill, plant. See make, place
The technique, style, and quality of working: craftsmanship, workmanship. See work
Informal. An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back. Used in plural: aggregate, all, entirety, everything, gross, sum, total, totality, whole. Idioms: everything but (or except) the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax (or kit and caboodle) (or megillah) (or nine yards) (or shebang). See part

verb

To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, labor, moil, strain ¹, strive, sweat, toil, travail, tug. Idiom: break one's back (or neck). See work
To perform a function effectively: function, go, operate, run, take. See thrive
To react in a specified way: act, behave, function, operate, perform. See action
To turn out well: come off, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out. Slang: click. See thrive
To control or direct the functioning of: manage, operate, run, use. See control
To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem): solve, work out. Informal: figure out. See reason
To handle in a way so as to mix, form, and shape: knead, manipulate. See touch
To introduce gradually and slyly: edge, foist, infiltrate, insinuate, wind ², worm. See enter
To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops: cultivate, culture, dress, tend ², till. See prepared, touch
To force to work: drive, task, tax. Idiom: crack the whip. See work

phrasal verb

work out

To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem): solve, work. Informal: figure out. See reason
To plan the details or arrangements of: arrange, lay out, prepare, schedule. See planned
To form a strategy for: blueprint, cast, chart, conceive, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay ¹, plan, project, scheme, strategize. Informal: dope out. Idiom: lay plans. See planned
To turn out well: come off, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work. Slang: click. See thrive
To subject to or engage in forms of exertion in order to train, strengthen, or condition: drill, exercise, practice, train. See work

phrasal verb

work up

Thesaurus: work