Synonyms of work up

work up

verb

as in to develop

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• develop
• forge
• create
• grind (out)
• work out
• carve (out)
• craft
• bring forth
• thrash (out)
• achieve
• hammer out
• construct
• generate
• devise
• throw up
• carry out
• compose
• turn out
• form
• engineer
• churn out
• crank out
• accomplish
• manufacture
• cook (up)
• model
• shape
• invent
• effect
• tailor
• conceive
• originate
• hatch
• mint
• fashion
• cobble (together or up)
• concoct
• contrive
• fabricate
• frame
• bring off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroy
• tear down
• dismantle
• demolish
• ruin
• wreck
• raze
• undo
• unmake

Examples of work up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pad works up to 33% times faster than your usual, go-to chargers and keeps things safe and organized. —Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024

Start by jogging for five to 10 seconds per minute for 10 minutes, gradually working up to 30 minutes. —Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2024

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay are the perfect place to stretch your legs, explore 300 acres of gardens, and work up an appetite for a long day of eating ahead. —Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024

The approach works up to a point, but with its nearly two-hour running time The Return eventually taxes patience with its austerity. —Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024