WORKED OUT Synonyms: 174 Similar and Opposite Words

worked out

verb

Definition of worked out next

past tense of work out

as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem

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as in developed

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort worked out a compromise between the warring factions

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as in succeeded

to turn out as planned or desired our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out

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as in calculated

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving

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Recent Examples of worked out After all, everything has worked out so far. —

Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 But her response, in my opinion, reaffirmed that Richardson simply hasn’t worked out in Indy, and a change of scenery is likely a formality. —

James Boyd, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026 Earlier this month, Frisco — which measures less than two square miles and has a population of about 3,000 — and those agencies worked out a plan for wildfire fuel reduction on national forest land. —

John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 The doctors worked out a way to deliver Henard’s chemotherapy at Childress Regional Medical Center, just 30 minutes down Highway 83 from the ranch in Wellington. —

Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026 Lawson Luckie sat and watched from the sidelines as more than a dozen former Georgia players worked out for NFL scouts at the program’s pro day. —

Connor Riley, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026 Logan, who worked out on the defensive line Sunday, stood out among all the competitors and was awarded the overall MVP for the camp, which attracted more than 200 athletes to the event. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026 The Mavericks rookie has worked out with Strus during the summer, dating back to his freshman season at Yale. —

Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026 The problem is, nobody seemingly supported/endorsed that idea, which in hindsight might have worked out better for the Dolphins. —

Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

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The case was solved years later through DNA evidence, along with the exhumation of the family dog, which prosecutors said Kovacich had kicked and beaten to death.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
With that athleticism, the problems might be solved by pure talent.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026