Synonyms of do the trick

do the trick

phrase

as in click

to turn out as planned or desired

The suggested revisions did the trick, and the updated article was well-received.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• click
• go
• go over
• deliver the goods
• bear fruit
• deliver
• catch fire
• come off
• flourish
• pan out
• go like clockwork
• work out
• catch on
• thrive
• prosper
• cook
• percolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• founder
• collapse
• strike out
• miss
• fold
• wash out
• struggle
• bomb
• flop
• decline
• slip
• flounder
• slump
• languish
• crumble
• wane
• sink
• skid
• go under
• flunk
• crash
• fall down
• choke
• crater
• flame out
• crack up
• misfire
• miscarry
• implode
• self-destruct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of do the trick

Just a few bitter almonds per kilo of sweet ones does the trick and doesn’t kill anyone. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

Generally speaking, an inky dark wash should do the trick, and AG’s Saige jeans prove how elevated denim can look. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 3 July 2026

Next, the instructor tries luring the child back into the pool with a sparkly pink rubber duck, which does the trick. — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 1 July 2026

Edmonton may have enough money to add one big forward piece and that could do the trick. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 30 June 2026