Synonyms of working out

working out

verb

present participle of work out

1

as in solving

to find an answer for through reasoning

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solving
• unraveling
• answering
• figuring out
• resolving
• doping (out)
• puzzling (out)
• riddling (out)
• working
• cracking
• unriddling
• straightening (out)
• clearing (up)
• deciphering
• ironing out
• concluding
• deciding
• reasoning
• breaking
• gathering
• judging
• inferring
• deducing
• guessing
• assuming
• speculating
• untying
• presuming
• untangling
• decoding
• divining
• conjecturing
• unscrambling

2

as in developing

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

worked out a compromise between the warring factions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• developing
• forging
• grinding (out)
• working up
• carving (out)
• creating
• bringing forth
• hammering out
• thrashing (out)
• crafting
• constructing
• generating
• achieving
• carrying out
• churning out
• devising
• cranking out
• throwing up
• turning out
• cooking (up)
• composing
• cobbling (together or up)
• forming
• engineering
• manufacturing
• modeling
• originating
• inventing
• shaping
• accomplishing
• tailoring
• effecting
• hatching
• conceiving
• bringing off
• fashioning
• concocting
• minting
• fabricating
• framing
• contriving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tearing down
• destroying
• dismantling
• demolishing
• razing
• wrecking
• ruining
• undoing
• unmaking

3

as in succeeding

to turn out as planned or desired

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeding
• going over
• going
• coming off
• bearing fruit
• catching fire
• clicking
• panning out
• delivering the goods
• doing the trick
• going like clockwork
• delivering
• catching on
• flourishing
• prospering
• thriving
• cooking
• percolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• striking out
• washing out
• missing
• failing
• collapsing
• folding
• struggling
• bombing
• flopping
• foundering
• flunking
• languishing
• declining
• floundering
• slipping
• falling down
• waning
• sinking
• going under
• slumping
• cracking up
• crumbling
• skidding
• crashing
• flaming out
• choking
• cratering
• misfiring
• imploding
• miscarrying
• self-destructing

4

as in calculating

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

• calculating
• figuring
• computing
• adding up
• allowing (for)
• assessing
• solving (for)
• measuring
• estimating
• adding
• figuring out
• evaluating
• ciphering
• subtracting
• multiplying
• dividing
• figuring in
• summing
• factoring (in or into or out)
• averaging
• counting
• deducting
• gauging
• scaling
• totaling
• reckoning
• calibrating
• totalizing
• rating
• tallying
• appraising
• valuing
• numbering
• itemizing
• recomputing
• recalculating
• refiguring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of working out

There’s a reason why Lenny Kravitz wears jeans and leather pants while working out. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

That pays for 110 personnel working out of six fire stations, a training division and the administrative office. — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Holly Williams, a foreign correspondent working out of Istanbul for CBS News since 2012, and Mariana van Zeller, a journalist for National Geographic Channel, are both said to remain in contention. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

To avoid this, sports dietitians recommend having food with both carbs and protein after working out, like a turkey sandwich or some yogurt and granola. — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 7 July 2026

Sorrell prepared for the opportunity by working out with Parsons this offseason in Dallas for roughly six weeks. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Her feed is stuffed with photos of her biking, skiing, climbing, working out, often in outfits from Skinfit, from which her followers can get ten per cent off. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Instead, the former University of Kansas guard quickly accepted an Exhibit 10 contract offer from the New Orleans Pelicans and soon will begin working out with the Western Conference team in preparation for five games in the Las Vegas Summer League, set for July 9-19 in Nevada. — Gary Bedore june 27, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

Recent evidence suggests more retirees are working out of necessity. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 June 2026