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work
Synonyms and Antonyms of work
- unfortunately, many of her works are now out of print
- the new Web application is the work of a pair of young but highly gifted programmers
article, commodity, entry, object
goods, line, merchandise, wares
aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, issue, outcome, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
by-product, derivative, offshoot, offspring, outgrowth, residual, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off
- the work of a movie director is to tell a story through a series of striking images
- put a lot of work into the project
effort, elbow grease, exertion, expenditure, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, while
- what line of work are you in?
calling, employment, game, lay, line, occupation, profession, trade, vocation
Synonym Discussion of work
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- too tired to do any work
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- farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor
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- years of travail were lost when the house burned
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- his lot would be years of back-breaking toil
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- an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery
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- the grind of the assembly line
work
Synonyms and Antonyms of work
- this new drug can really work wonders
- finally figured out how to work the math problem
- this headache remedy takes half an hour to work
- this pump is worked by hand
- the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues
break, ease (up), let up, slacken
bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out
bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind
dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle
- a young boy who worked his aunt for all she was worth in toys and candy when she visited once a year
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