Synonyms of worked

worked

verb

variants or wrought

past tense of work

1

as in did

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

this new drug can really work wonders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• did
• created
• brought
• caused
• produced
• effected
• generated
• invoked
• brought about
• brought on
• spawned
• induced
• brought forth
• made
• prompted
• yielded
• translated (into)
• occasioned
• engendered
• resulted (in)
• gave rise to
• bred
• drew on
• catalyzed
• effectuated
• begat
• begot
• decided
• founded
• established
• determined
• began
• developed
• contributed (to)
• pioneered
• started
• instituted
• introduced
• initiated
• launched
• promoted
• encouraged
• fostered
• enacted
• inaugurated
• set up
• cultivated
• forwarded
• nurtured
• rendered
• innovated
• set
• conduced (to)
• fathered
• turned out
• furthered
• advanced
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limited
• restricted
• impeded
• checked
• suppressed
• controlled
• crushed
• arrested
• stifled
• put down
• repressed
• subdued
• quashed
• smothered
• dampened
• inhibited
• restrained
• killed
• retarded
• curbed
• destroyed
• squashed
• squelched
• quelled
• abolished
• stilled
• canned
• clamped down (on)
• liquidated
• cracked down (on)
• demolished
• extinguished
• reined (in)
• quenched
• snuffed (out)

2

as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning

finally figured out how to work the math problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solved
• answered
• resolved
• worked out
• unraveled
• figured out
• cracked
• riddled (out)
• decided
• broke
• doped (out)
• puzzled (out)
• deduced
• concluded
• unriddled
• gathered
• judged
• reasoned
• assumed
• inferred
• guessed
• deciphered
• speculated
• presumed
• cleared (up)
• straightened (out)
• conjectured
• ironed out
• untied
• divined
• untangled
• decoded
• unscrambled

3

as in served

to have a certain purpose

the human kidneys work as a filtering system for the blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• served
• acted
• functioned
• performed
• operated
• managed
• handled
• controlled
• directed
• administered
• run
• ran
• carried on
• regulated
• guided
• supervised
• oversaw

4

as in performed

to produce a desired effect

this headache remedy takes half an hour to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• performed
• operated
• acted
• behaved
• affected
• took
• responded
• influenced
• took hold
• took effect
• reacted
• resulted
• swayed
• redounded
• panned out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backfired
• fizzled

5

as in drove

to set or keep in motion

this pump is worked by hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drove
• activated
• moved
• propelled
• triggered
• actuated
• impelled
• motivated
• provoked
• set off
• stimulated
• raised
• incited
• stirred (up)
• abetted
• inspired
• whipped (up)
• fermented
• excited
• fomented
• tripped
• instigated
• galvanized
• roused
• fired (up)
• aroused
• inflamed
• enflamed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• checked
• controlled
• contained
• regulated
• constrained
• inhibited
• restrained
• curbed
• bridled
• reined (in)

6

as in used

to control the mechanical operation of

show me how to work the machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• used
• operated
• handled
• ran
• run
• manipulated
• drove
• wielded
• controlled
• steered
• directed
• maneuvered
• guided
• plied
• commanded
• piloted

7

as in struggled

to devote serious and sustained effort

the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggled
• strived
• tried
• labored
• toiled
• sweated
• endeavored
• slaved
• dug (away)
• plowed
• strove
• hustled
• tugged
• grubbed
• plugged
• humped
• pegged (away)
• drudged
• slogged
• travailed
• plodded
• exercised
• fagged
• sweated blood
• banged away
• attacked
• sweat
• moiled
• strained
• sweat blood
• applied (oneself)
• exerted
• essayed
• dug in
• beavered (away)
• drove
• pitched in
• hammered (away)
• buckled (down)
• eked out
• overworked
• waded
• trudged
• knuckled down
• scratched
• scrabbled
• overexerted
• ground (out)
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• broke
• slackened
• eased (up)
• let up
• chilled
• idled
• lounged
• rested
• shirked
• hung (around or out)
• played
• loafed
• bummed
• hanged (around or out)
• dallied
• lazed
• relaxed
• slacked (off)
• hacked (around)
• hung
• goofed (off)
• basked
• reposed
• dabbled
• lolled
• unwound
• hanged
• goldbricked
• dillydallied
• footled
• trifled
• vegged out
• doodled
• fooled around
• messed around
• hung about
• puttered (around)
• goofed (around)
• pottered (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• fribbled

8

as in exploited

to take unfair advantage of

a young boy who worked his aunt for all she was worth in toys and candy when she visited once a year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploited
• used
• abused
• played (on or upon)
• imposed (on or upon)
• milked
• leveraged
• walked on
• traded on
• capitalized (on)
• cheated
• pimped
• cashed in (on)
• mistreated
• manipulated
• fleeced
• jerked around
• stuck
• overcharged
• commercialized
• bled
• soaked
• skinned
• commodified