WORKHORSES Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

workhorses

noun

plural of workhorse

as in warhorses

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Noun

The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

Definition of warhorses

Noun

And the web of contractors, local inspectors, developers, laborers, chipmakers and site managers adds cost, complexity, risk – and delays.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Trump also got into trouble for hiring more than two hundred undocumented Polish laborers to handle the demolition.

— Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of laborers

Noun

Critics have long urged the British government to pull the plug on the Islamic Center’s operation as pressure mounts on the new prime minister, Andy Burnham, to act against Iranian regime apparatus in the country.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
This small yet intriguing photo gallery mounts changing exhibits by Icelandic photographers from the 19th century to the current day.

— Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of mounts

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Aid agencies say mistrust, misinformation about Ebola, and resistance to restrictions on traditional burial practices have fueled hostility toward health workers and complicated efforts to contain the outbreak.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Neighbors and workers in the area said the 18-year-old was filming a video for social media.

— Ubah Ali, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of workers

Noun

Anker, arguably the king of phone chargers, created a compact, wireless, magnetic backup charger for your iPhone.

— Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
These new chargers from Ugreen are aimed at MacBook Air and Neo owners who want a power charger with a little more power.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Definition of chargers

Noun

Barton’s pseudo-scholarship furnished Christian nationalists with valuable ammunition, but the movement needed foot soldiers.

— Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The result is child foot soldiers hired as hitmen, becoming both the perpetrators of crime and the victims of criminals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026

Definition of foot soldiers

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