WORK (ON) Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

work (on)

verb

Definition of work (on)

as in to deal (with)

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act

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As of Sunday afternoon, 45 people were listed as missing, according to the acting head of the regional military administration, Mykhailo Semikin.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Khalil openly acted as a spokesman for Columbia University Apartheid Divest to give the school its political demands during the unrest.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of act

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workmen

work (on)

work out

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