Synonyms of works out

works out

verb

present tense third-person singular of work out

1

as in solves

to find an answer for through reasoning

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solves
• unravels
• answers
• figures out
• resolves
• works
• riddles (out)
• unriddles
• irons out
• cracks
• puzzles (out)
• deciphers
• concludes
• dopes (out)
• reasons
• decides
• breaks
• judges
• infers
• gathers
• deduces
• presumes
• assumes
• straightens (out)
• guesses
• clears (up)
• unscrambles
• speculates
• unties
• conjectures
• divines
• untangles
• decodes

2

as in works up

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

worked out a compromise between the warring factions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• works up
• forges
• hammers out
• develops
• creates
• brings forth
• crafts
• churns out
• grinds (out)
• carves (out)
• generates
• constructs
• thrashes (out)
• achieves
• turns out
• devises
• cranks out
• carries out
• engineers
• models
• throws up
• composes
• forms
• effects
• shapes
• cobbles (together or up)
• accomplishes
• originates
• manufactures
• tailors
• invents
• brings off
• hatches
• concocts
• mints
• cooks (up)
• fashions
• conceives
• contrives
• frames
• fabricates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tears down
• destroys
• dismantles
• demolishes
• ruins
• wrecks
• undoes
• razes
• unmakes

• tears down
• destroys
• dismantles
• demolishes
• ruins
• wrecks
• undoes
• razes
• unmakes

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3

as in succeeds

to turn out as planned or desired

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeds
• goes
• pans out
• goes over
• bears fruit
• comes off
• catches fire
• clicks
• delivers the goods
• goes like clockwork
• delivers
• does the trick
• catches on
• flourishes
• thrives
• prospers
• cooks
• percolates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strikes out
• washes out
• fails
• founders
• misses
• bombs
• collapses
• folds
• struggles
• languishes
• flops
• flunks
• falls down
• declines
• flounders
• slips
• wanes
• sinks
• slumps
• crumbles
• skids
• flames out
• crashes
• chokes
• craters
• cracks up
• miscarries
• goes under
• misfires
• implodes
• self-destructs

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• strikes out
• washes out
• fails
• founders
• misses
• bombs
• collapses
• folds
• struggles
• languishes
• flops
• flunks
• falls down
• declines
• flounders
• slips
• wanes
• sinks
• slumps
• crumbles
• skids
• flames out
• crashes
• chokes
• craters
• cracks up
• miscarries
• goes under
• misfires
• implodes
• self-destructs

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4

as in figures

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

• figures
• calculates
• totalizes
• computes
• adds up
• measures
• estimates
• ciphers
• figures out
• figures in
• assesses
• adds
• sums
• counts
• evaluates
• divides
• solves (for)
• multiplies
• reckons
• subtracts
• gauges
• allows (for)
• averages
• scales
• factors (in or into or out)
• tallies
• deducts
• totals
• numbers
• rates
• gages
• values
• calibrates
• itemizes
• recalculates
• appraises
• recomputes
• refigures