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Antonyms for work in
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : wurk |
Phonetic Transcription : wɜrk |
- abandon
- abstain
- advance
- aid
- allow
- assist
- attach
- begin
- broaden
- carry on
- cause
- clean
- close
- combine
- conceal
- connect
- continue
- couple
- decrease
- delete
- deny
- depart
- detach
- disconnect
- disengage
- disjoin
- dislodge
- displace
- dissociate
- divide
- drop
- eliminate
- encourage
- end
- erase
- estimate
- exclude
- exit
- expedite
- extract
- facilitate
- fail
- finish
- forget
- forward
- further
- give
- give in
- go
- guess
- halt
- help
- hide
- hold
- ignore
- join
- keep
- keep off
- lack
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- link
- mend
- need
- neglect
- offer
- part
- permit
- promote
- purify
- push
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- remove
- segregate
- separate
- sever
- shun
- start
- stop
- subtract
- support
- surrender
- take away
- take out
- uncomplicate
- unite
- unloose
- unmix
- want
- withdraw
- withhold
Definition of work in
Origin :- Old English weorc, worc "something done, deed, action, proceeding, business, military fortification," from Proto-Germanic *werkan (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch werk, Old Norse verk, Middle Dutch warc, Old High German werah, German Werk, Gothic gawaurki), from PIE root *werg- "to work" (see urge (v.)).
- Work is less boring than amusing oneself. [Baudelaire, "Mon Coeur mis a nu," 1862]
- In Old English, the noun also had the sense of "fornication." Workhouse in the sense of "place where the poor or petty criminals are lodged" first appeared 1650s. Works "industrial place" (usually with qualifying adj.) is attested from 1580s. Work ethic recorded from 1959.
- As in include : verb contain, involve
- As in insert : verb put, tuck in
- As in insinuate : verb force one's way into
- As in interrupt : verb bother, interfere
- As in introduce : verb add, insert
- As in mix : verb combine, join
- As in specialize : verb concentrate on specific area
- As in usurp : verb take over
- As in interlard : verb introduce
- As in intermix : verb mix
- As in encroach : verb invade another's property, business
- As in enter : verb come, put into a place
Synonyms for work in
- access
- accommodate
- accroach
- add
- admit
- admix
- adulterate
- allow for
- alloy
- amalgamate
- annex
- append
- appropriate
- arrest
- arrive
- arrogate
- associate
- assume
- barge in
- be composed of
- be into
- be made up of
- bear
- blend
- blow in
- braid
- break
- break in
- break off
- break train of thought
- breeze in
- build
- build in
- burst in
- bust in
- butt in
- carry
- check
- chime in
- clap hands on
- coalesce
- combine
- come between
- come in
- commandeer
- commingle
- commix
- compound
- comprehend
- comprise
- conjoin
- consist of
- constitute
- count
- cover
- crack
- crash
- crawl
- creep
- cross
- crowd in
- curry favor
- cut
- cut in on
- cut off
- cut out
- cut short
- defer
- delay
- develop oneself in
- disconnect
- discontinue
- disjoin
- displace
- disturb
- disunite
- divide
- do one's thing
- drag in
- drive in
- drop in
- edge in
- elbow in
- embed
- embody
- embrace
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- entail
- enter
- entrench
- fall into
- fill in
- foist
- freight
- fuse
- gain entrée
- get hands on
- get in
- get in the way
- get in with
- go in
- go in for
- grab
- grab hold of
- halt
- have
- have a weakness for
- heckle
- highjack
- hinder
- hold
- hold up
- horn in
- hybridize
- imbed
- immigrate
- impede
- impinge
- implant
- implicate
- import
- in
- include
- incorporate
- infiltrate
- infix
- infringe
- infringe upon
- infuse
- ingratiate
- ingress
- inject
- inlay
- inlet
- insert
- inset
- insinuate
- instill
- interbreed
- intercalate
- interfere
- interject
- interlope
- intermingle
- interpolate
- interpose
- intervene
- interweave
- introduce
- intrude
- invade
- jumble
- jump in
- knead
- lay aside
- lay hold of
- limit oneself to
- link
- lug in
- lump
- make allowance for
- make an entrance
- make inroads
- make room for
- make up
- make way
- meddle
- merge
- mingle
- mix up
- move in
- muscle in
- number
- number among
- obstruct
- obtrude
- overstep
- pass into
- penetrate
- pierce
- pile in
- place
- pop in
- practice
- practice exclusively
- preempt
- prevent
- probe
- punctuate
- pursue
- put in
- put together
- put two cents in
- receive
- root
- rush in
- saturate
- seize
- send
- separate
- set
- set foot in
- sever
- ship
- shoehorn
- shortstop
- shove in
- slip
- slip in
- sneak
- squeeze in
- stay
- stick
- stick nose into
- stir
- stop
- study intensively
- subsume
- suffuse
- supplant
- suspend
- swipe
- synthesize
- take
- take in
- take into account
- tangle
- teem with
- throw in
- train
- transfuse
- transport
- trench
- trespass
- unite
- usurp
- weave
- wedge in
- work in
- worm in
- wrest
- wriggle
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