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 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 Over decades, biologists have worked out what most of the static parts of the machine look like. —

Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026 Unlike some players who choose to recover from injuries away from their teams, Tatum worked out daily at the Celtics’ training facility, attended meetings and film sessions, and sat on the bench for nearly every game, home and road. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026 Everything worked out in the end—and wedding culture was changed forever—but needless to say, the wedding episode pulls the curtain back in spectacular fashion. —

Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026 In his first interview since abandoning the pursuit, Sarandos told Bloomberg News the decision to drop out had actually been made earlier, based on various bidding scenarios Netflix had worked out in advance. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026 The audience was previously told that that problem was meant to be incredibly difficult, taking years of expert thinking to resolve, yet it was quickly worked out by Damon’s insightful janitor in just moments. —

Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026 Per diem and membership costs are still being worked out, Ulrey said. —

Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026 Get plans worked out, but sit on them and wait for better timing in another 10 or more days. —

Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026

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But mathematicians are excited by these recent advances — and by the fact that a single approach solved three cases at once, when previously each new case had required an entirely new proof.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
The script, penned by Bartek Bartosik and Naqqash Khalid, becomes bizarrely moralistic by the end, insinuating that the debased and debauched might perhaps see their problems solved by becoming domesticated.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2026