Synonyms of worked out

worked out

verb

past tense of work out

1

as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning

by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solved
• answered
• unraveled
• resolved
• figured out
• riddled (out)
• worked
• doped (out)
• puzzled (out)
• cracked
• unriddled
• concluded
• deciphered
• decided
• ironed out
• straightened (out)
• gathered
• cleared (up)
• broke
• deduced
• judged
• inferred
• reasoned
• presumed
• assumed
• guessed
• untied
• speculated
• conjectured
• divined
• decoded
• untangled
• unscrambled

2

as in developed

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

worked out a compromise between the warring factions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• developed
• forged
• worked up
• created
• ground (out)
• brought forth
• carved (out)
• crafted
• hammered out
• thrashed (out)
• achieved
• constructed
• generated
• devised
• composed
• carried out
• turned out
• cranked out
• churned out
• engineered
• cooked (up)
• formed
• accomplished
• modeled
• invented
• threw up
• tailored
• manufactured
• shaped
• originated
• conceived
• cobbled (together or up)
• effected
• concocted
• fashioned
• hatched
• brought off
• fabricated
• minted
• contrived
• framed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroyed
• tore down
• dismantled
• demolished
• razed
• wrecked
• ruined
• undid
• unmade

3

as in succeeded

to turn out as planned or desired

our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeded
• went
• went over
• came off
• clicked
• caught fire
• panned out
• bore fruit
• delivered
• went like clockwork
• did the trick
• delivered the goods
• caught on
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• cooked
• percolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struck out
• washed out
• failed
• missed
• folded
• collapsed
• foundered
• bombed
• flopped
• flunked
• struggled
• languished
• slipped
• declined
• floundered
• fell down
• slumped
• waned
• sank
• cracked up
• went under
• crumbled
• skidded
• crashed
• flamed out
• cratered
• choked
• miscarried
• misfired
• imploded
• self-destructed

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculated
• figured
• computed
• estimated
• measured
• assessed
• added
• figured out
• allowed (for)
• divided
• evaluated
• added up
• ciphered
• multiplied
• figured in
• subtracted
• solved (for)
• reckoned
• summed
• counted
• deducted
• averaged
• factored (in or into or out)
• gauged
• scaled
• totaled
• calibrated
• totalized
• valued
• appraised
• tallied
• numbered
• itemized
• rated
• recalculated
• recomputed
• refigured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of worked out

Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Donald worked out at Loyola Marymount when the Rams were in training camp, and last week at the Rams facility in Woodland Hills. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Only Faal, currently out on loan at Port Vale of League Two, among Wrexham’s six deadline-day signings in the past three summer windows can be said not to have worked out, suggesting patience is usually rewarded at this time of year. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Kodai Senga worked out of a two-out, two-on jam in the ninth, striking out Abimelec Ortiz to record his second save. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

White Sox reliever Grant Taylor, who got the final out of the sixth, worked out of a jam in the seventh by striking out Durbin to leave runners on the corners. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

It’s called the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, and the physics behind it was worked out in the late 1860s. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

But major details still need to be worked out, according to Reuters. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Mitchell has already worked out with new Heat teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo in Greece and gone through workouts in Spain this offseason. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026