Synonyms and Antonyms of work

Work is the generic term for any continuous application of energy toward an end; work may be hard or easy. Labor is hard and wearying work; toil is st more.. Work is the generic term for any continuous application of energy toward an end; work may be hard or easy. Labor is hard and wearying work; toil is straining and exhausting work. Work is also used for any result of working, physical or mental, and has special senses, as in mechanics, which labor and toil do not share. Drudgery is plodding, irksome, and often menial work. Compare ACT; BUSINESS. (noun)

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing (noun.artifact)

the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act)

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) (noun.cognition)

a place where work is done (noun.artifact)

the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) (noun.artifact)

be employed (verb.social)

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected (verb.social)

perform as expected when applied (verb.contact)

shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation)

give a workout to (verb.body)

proceed along a path (verb.motion)

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence (verb.creation)

cause to work (verb.social)

prepare for crops (verb.creation)

have and exert influence or effect (verb.social)

make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)

make uniform (verb.change)

use or manipulate to one's advantage (verb.consumption)

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)

cause to undergo fermentation (verb.change)

go sour or spoil (verb.change)

be idle; exist in a changeless situation (verb.social)

fail to function or function improperly (verb.contact)

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)

cause to arise (verb.creation)

be successful; achieve a goal (verb.social)

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs (noun.phenomenon)

a point on the surface of the Earth (noun.location)

an artifact that has been created by someone or some process (noun.artifact)

any specific behavior (noun.act)

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge (noun.cognition)

enter or assume a certain state or condition (verb.change)

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)

make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation)

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (verb.social)

change the nature, purpose, or function of something (verb.change)

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition)

cause to work (verb.social)

undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)

attract; cause to be enamored (verb.emotion)

attain success or reach a desired goal (verb.social)

have an effect upon (verb.change)

make from scratch (verb.creation)

hold something in one's hands and move it (verb.contact)

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (verb.social)

direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. (verb.social)

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc (verb.change)

go across or through (verb.motion)

follow a procedure or take a course (verb.social)

stir feelings in (verb.perception)

change or alter in form, appearance, or nature (verb.change)

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun.act)

final product; the things produced (noun.artifact)

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose (verb.consumption)

a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold (noun.artifact)

any workplace where people are very busy (noun.artifact)

place where a broker conducts his business (noun.artifact)

a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication (noun.artifact)

a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it (noun.artifact)

a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold (noun.artifact)

workplace that is the site of a drill hole (noun.artifact)

a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members (noun.artifact)

workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit (noun.artifact)

a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold (noun.artifact)

a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food (noun.artifact)

a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun.artifact)

the workplace where coal gas is manufactured (noun.artifact)

a workplace where glass is made (noun.artifact)

the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made (noun.artifact)

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research (noun.artifact)

workplace where clothes are washed and ironed (noun.artifact)

a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made (noun.artifact)

a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale (noun.artifact)

a workplace where oysters are bred and grown (noun.artifact)

a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas (noun.artifact)

workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made (noun.artifact)

workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives (noun.artifact)

a workplace where ships are built or repaired (noun.artifact)

workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines (noun.artifact)

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art (noun.artifact)

workplace where skins and hides are tanned (noun.artifact)

a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions (noun.artifact)

workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community (noun.artifact)

small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done (noun.artifact)

a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work (noun.artifact)

a work produced by hand labor (noun.artifact)

work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc) (noun.artifact)

work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric (noun.artifact)

a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals (noun.artifact)

work made of leather (noun.artifact)

the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman (noun.artifact)

the metal parts of something (noun.artifact)

ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings (noun.artifact)

a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors (noun.artifact)

decorative work made of silver (noun.artifact)

work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) (noun.artifact)

work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture (noun.artifact)

a piece of work that is not yet finished (noun.artifact)

work consisting of a piece of metal being machined (noun.artifact)

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution (noun.communication)

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) (noun.act)

the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field (noun.act)

a damaging piece of work (noun.act)

a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work (noun.act)

work done by one person or group that benefits another (noun.act)

the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (noun.act)

difficult work (noun.act)

the work of a housewife (noun.act)

the work of cleaning and running a house (noun.act)

the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles (noun.act)

active work of little value (noun.act)

the work of cutting down trees for timber (noun.act)

work that is left incomplete (noun.act)

work to be done at night (noun.act)

work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. (noun.act)

an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society (noun.act)

productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act)

working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence (noun.act)

the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically (noun.act)

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something (noun.act)

work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons (noun.act)

the organized work of a religious missionary (noun.act)

dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking (noun.act)

work paid for at a rate per unit of time (noun.act)

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (noun.act)

work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course (noun.act)

do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function (verb.competition)

be in the banking business (verb.possession)

assume, as of positions or roles (verb.social)

work as a driver (verb.social)

work as a tinker or tinkerer (verb.social)

take the place of work of someone on strike (verb.social)

work hard (verb.social)

work a second job, usually after hours (verb.social)

take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place (verb.social)

work very hard, like a slave (verb.social)

work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract (verb.social)

have a customer, of a prostitute (verb.social)

work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer (verb.social)

convert a juice into wine by fermentation (verb.change)

give a workout to (verb.body)

control a function, process, or creation by a computer (verb.creation)

work excessively hard (verb.social)

apply thoroughly; think through (verb.consumption)

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (verb.contact)

work as a carpenter (verb.social)

work as a clerk, as in the legal business (verb.social)

work as a page (verb.social)

serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant (verb.social)

do one's share in a common task (verb.social)

work actively for a political candidate or a party (verb.social)

act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function (verb.social)

work hard on something (verb.social)

to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something (verb.social)

work doggedly or persistently (verb.social)

keep busy with (verb.social)

work together on a common enterprise of project (verb.social)

do volunteer work (verb.social)

devote oneself to a special area of work (verb.social)

work as a minister (verb.social)

work as an intern (verb.social)

work as the skipper on a vessel (verb.social)

do useless, wasteful, or trivial work (verb.social)

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially (verb.social)

work as a prostitute (verb.social)

operate in a certain place, area, or specialty (verb.social)

understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)

explain a riddle (verb.cognition)

arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing (verb.cognition)

guess correctly; solve by guessing (verb.cognition)

give the correct answer or solution to (verb.cognition)

find the solution or key to (verb.cognition)

cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles (verb.body)

influence (somebody's) opinion in advance (verb.cognition)

establish or impress firmly in the mind (verb.social)

have force or influence; bring about an effect or change (verb.social)

influence or control shrewdly or deviously (verb.social)

modify or bias (verb.social)

influence decisively (verb.social)

exert pressure on someone through threats (verb.social)

win approval or support for (verb.social)

influence by corruption (verb.social)

influence an event or its outcome by illegal means (verb.social)

be in control (verb.stative)

form by carving (verb.contact)

form metals with a swage (verb.contact)

form by chipping (verb.contact)

make or form a layer (verb.contact)

form and create by cutting out (verb.contact)

turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery (verb.creation)

shape or form by grinding (verb.creation)

form or cut out with a mold, form, or die (verb.creation)

subject to puddling or form by puddling (verb.creation)

shape by beating (verb.creation)

form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand (verb.creation)

form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation)

form into a hill (verb.creation)

shape roughly (verb.creation)

shape again or shape differently (verb.creation)

cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting (verb.creation)

form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold (verb.creation)

make on a potter's wheel (verb.creation)

make without a potter's wheel (verb.creation)

create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material (verb.creation)

form in clay, wax, etc (verb.creation)

knead to reach proper lightness (verb.contact)

grind and knead (verb.contact)

mix or add by stirring (verb.contact)

do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions (verb.contact)

begin operating or running (verb.contact)

be operating, running or functioning (verb.contact)

function as a cutting instrument (verb.contact)

be used by; as of a utility (verb.social)

to exhaust by excessive cultivation (verb.creation)

move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging (verb.motion)

make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving (verb.motion)

cut one's way through the woods or bush (verb.motion)

roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot (verb.creation)

shape (metal) without heat (verb.creation)

use too much (verb.creation)

use again in altered form (verb.creation)

work on a rack (verb.creation)

work with a tool (verb.creation)

work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation (verb.creation)

the job of a professional coach (noun.act)

employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (noun.act)

the work of a minister of religion (noun.act)

the work of a sailor (noun.act)

work that a person is expected to do in a specified time (noun.act)

work paid for according to the quantity produced (noun.act)

employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem (noun.act)

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others (noun.act)

employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) (noun.act)

the job of delivering newspapers regularly (noun.act)

(usually plural) the collected work of an author (noun.communication)

turn to one's advantage (verb.consumption)

use to one's advantage (verb.consumption)

take or use (verb.consumption)

profit from in an exploitatory manner (verb.consumption)

seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage (verb.social)

a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing an more.. a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions (noun.artifact)

think logically (verb.cognition)

go sour or spoil (verb.change)

be employed (verb.social)

do physical exercise (verb.body)

cause to work (verb.social)

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected (verb.social)

go sour or spoil (verb.change)

be employed (verb.social)

do physical exercise (verb.body)

cause to undergo fermentation (verb.change)

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence (verb.creation)

shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation)

prepare for crops (verb.creation)

perform as expected when applied (verb.contact)

be operating, running or functioning (verb.contact)

make uniform (verb.change)

proceed along a path (verb.motion)

use or manipulate to one's advantage (verb.consumption)

make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)

provoke or excite (verb.perception)

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected (verb.social)

proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity (verb.social)

cause to work (verb.social)

be a student of a certain subject (verb.cognition)

learn by reading books (verb.cognition)

be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning (verb.cognition)

characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading (adj.all)

a person who works at a specific occupation (noun.person)

the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act)

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing (noun.artifact)

a person who acts and gets things done (noun.person)

finding a solution to a problem (noun.act)

the successful action of solving a problem (noun.act)

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem (noun.communication)

a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution (noun.person)

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are (adj.all)

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit (noun.act)

sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises (noun.artifact)

the process of becoming sour (noun.process)

a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcoh more.. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol (noun.process)

a substance capable of bringing about fermentation (noun.substance)

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc (noun.attribute)

the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)

the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act)

a mold for setting concrete (noun.artifact)

a particular spatial arrangement (noun.artifact)

the visual appearance of something or someone (noun.attribute)

a person who makes things (noun.person)

the distinctive form in which a thing is made (noun.shape)

a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work (noun.act)

process or manner of functioning or operating (noun.process)

having influence or producing an effect (adj.all)

(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing (adj.all)

(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (noun.act)

a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) (noun.artifact)

the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant)

activity directed toward making or doing something (noun.act)

a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act)

be employed (verb.social)

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) (noun.act)

the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful (noun.act)

a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically (noun.person)

tending to exploit or make use of (adj.all)

the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition)

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (noun.act)