WORKED Synonyms: 304 Similar and Opposite Words

worked

verb

variants or wrought

Definition of worked

past tense of work

as in created

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this new drug can really work wonders

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as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning finally figured out how to work the math problem

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as in served

to have a certain purpose the human kidneys work as a filtering system for the blood

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as in performed

to produce a desired effect this headache remedy takes half an hour to work

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as in moved

to set or keep in motion this pump is worked by hand

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as in operated

to control the mechanical operation of show me how to work the machine

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as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues

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as in used

to take unfair advantage of 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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Recent Examples of worked Brown’s wife was Bruneau’s best friend at the time of the victim’s death, and both women worked as flight attendants for Braniff Airlines, a Grapevine police detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit filed in June. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Part of what makes AI so useful in health and medicine is that the technology excels at identifying trends in large swaths of data, said Jason Droege, CEO of Scale AI, which worked with Mayo Clinic to develop Record Time. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The men who wrote the Constitution distrusted parties, but also created and worked within them. — Andy Craig, Washington Post, 15 July 2026 In the summer of 2025, Putnam received a text from El Fernekees Hartshorn, a recent University of Rhode Island graduate who had worked with her on invasive species surveys. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026 The two worked together for the show's first 14 seasons without issue, but by season 15, viewers began to notice that Jethro Gibbs and Abby Sciuto were no longer sharing scenes. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Bessent worked for Druckenmiller earlier in his career as a hedge fund manager. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Martinez-Olguin, whose courtroom is in Oakland, worked for the National Immigration Law Center and the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project before being nominated to the bench in 2023. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 July 2026 The next inning, Campusano worked a two-out walk and scored from first when Andujar roped a single into the left-field corner. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

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Verb

Undrafted rookie Cash Jones created some buzz at the beginning of OTAs after rookie minicamp revealed the Falcons are cross-training Jones, a college running back at Georgia, as a receiver.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
This tour will be key in terms of enhancing existing relationships and trying to attract new business, especially off the back of the buzz created by the World Cup in the States.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of created

Verb

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that the team solved this by inventing a custom catalyst that pairs cobalt with nickel.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Successful companies have a taste for what their customers want, what works and what does not, in the marketplace, and which problems should be solved and which avoided.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of solved

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In a statement, historic preservation group Historic KC said the building once served as the headquarters of the Western Newspaper Union, whose services supplied thousands of weekly newspapers through the country in the early 1900s.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
In 2023, she was served a restraining order from the district for sharing teachers’ personal information, which was later revoked, according to previous reporting from The Bee.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of served

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The state medical examiner’s office performed an autopsy on July 7 and has been waiting for results from toxicology tests, Lynd said.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, IShowSpeed, and Robbie Williams also performed, and Tom Cruise made a special appearance.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026

Definition of performed

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Salvador Perez hit a homer off Padres reliever Matt Waldron, a two-run shot that moved the Royals captain slightly closer to the club’s all-time record.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2026
Trump then took the microphone and moved the conversation onto Balogun’s red card.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of moved

Verb

The former offices of the saltpeter mines, which produced the main ingredients used in gunpowder and fertilizer, evoke the past, when thousands of people labored at processing caliche, a nitrate-bearing rock.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
That doesn’t mean the subscription businesses that media companies labored to build will collapse, Cohen said.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of labored

Verb

The rental is free for six months, which is the typical length of time a bassinet is used before the baby is too big for it or is able to get onto their hands and knees independently.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
This 2024 team was one that used dynamic winger play behind a solid, dominant midfield to win a fourth European crown and it was widely expected that a similar squad would take to the pitch in North America.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026