Synonyms of works up

works up

verb

present tense third-person singular of work up

as in develops

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of works up

The Jetz-Scrubz sponge (awkward to say, easy to use) quickly works up super fine suds from your dish soap, making for a very satisfying and effective cleaning experience. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026

These stylistic parameters, however, feel established purely so the film can wrestle against them, which works up to a point. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026

The whole episode works up to Dorit and Amanda’s confrontation at Dorit and Erika’s birthday dinner. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

Smalltown Boy works up the courage to ask Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) to dance, and now their hands are all over each other, much to the chagrin of Smalltown Boy’s ex, Personal Jesus, who is going through the motions of dancing with Caribbean Queen but keeps looking over his shoulder. — Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025