Definitions

work

[wurk] / wɜrk /

NOUN

labor, chore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effort endeavor industry job performance production struggle task trial

STRONG

assignment attempt commission drudge drudgery exertion functioning grind grindstone moil muscle obligation pains push servitude slogging stint stress striving sweat toil travail trouble undertaking

WEAK

daily grind elbow grease salt mines

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fun idleness laziness unemployment

STRONG

entertainment

WEAK

failure loss pastime

NOUN

business, occupation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activity art duty employment endeavor industry job office practice responsibility skill task thing trade

STRONG

calling commitment contract craft do gig grind line livelihood obligation profession pursuit racket slot specialization stint swindle vocation walk

WEAK

line of business métier nine-to-five

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entertainment fun hate idleness ignorance inactivity indolence irresponsibility laziness pastime unemployment

STRONG

avocation hobby recreation

WEAK

failure loss

NOUN

achievement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act creation function performance piece product production

STRONG

application article composition deed handicraft handiwork oeuvre opus output

WEAK

end product

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destruction ruin

WEAK

entertainment failure fun loss pastime

VERB

to do work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

labor manage pursue strive toil try

STRONG

dig drive drudge freelance hustle manufacture moil moonlight ply slog specialize strain sweat

WEAK

apply oneself be gainfully employed buckle down carry on do a job do business earn a living have a job hold a job knuckle down nine-to-five it peg away plug away punch a clock take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stop

STRONG

be lazy idle laze

WEAK

destroy relax rest

VERB

manipulate, operate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve act carry out create drive function go handle implement manage move perform run serve take use

STRONG

behave cause contrive control direct effect execute force maneuver ply progress react tick wield

WEAK

bring about

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain cease discontinue discourage dissuade fail give up halt idle lose mismanage not finish pause receive refrain refuse stay stop

STRONG

abandon forget ignore let go neglect

WEAK

destroy laze relax rest

VERB

cultivate, form

Synonyms

STRONGEST

handle make

STRONG

dig dress farm fashion knead labor manipulate mold process shape tend till

WEAK

care for

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect

WEAK

destroy idle laze relax rest

Usage

What are other ways to say work? Work is the general word for exertion of body or mind, and it may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health.

Example Sentences

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Residents would also see more transparent processes for reporting concerns or requesting tree work.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I still enjoy that thrill of going to work and playing the character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

These strategies only work if grandparents have secured their own financial future first.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Gravediggers work overtime as January reaches its end.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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