Antonyms for the works
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : wurk |
Phonetic Transcription : wÉœrk |
- abstract
- circumscribed
- concept
- defective
- deficient
- definite
- disorganization
- empty
- exclusive
- fraction
- imperfect
- inanimate
- incomplete
- incompleteness
- incomprehensive
- individual
- lacking
- limited
- missing
- narrow
- needy
- nothing
- one
- part
- partial
- partiality
- particular
- restricted
- section
- selective
- short
- specific
- uncomprehensive
- unfinished
- wanting
Definition of the works
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 unabbreviated : adj complete
- As in uncensored : adj complete
- As in uncut : adj complete
- As in unexpurgated : adj complete
- As in complete : adj total, not lacking
- As in comprehensive : adj inclusive
- As in murder : noun killing
- As in total : noun whole
- As in whole : noun total made up of parts
- As in full monty : noun the whole thing
- As in sum total : noun total
- As in aggregate : noun collection
- As in entirety : noun wholeness, whole
- As in everything : noun entirety
Synonyms for the works
- absolute
- absoluteness
- accumulation
- across the board
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- aggregate
- aggregation
- all
- all in all
- all that
- all things
- all-embracing
- all-inclusive
- allness
- amount
- annihilation
- assassination
- assemblage
- assembly
- being
- big picture
- blanket
- blood
- bloodshed
- body
- broad
- budget
- bulk
- business
- butchery
- carnage
- catholic
- coherence
- collectiveness
- collectivity
- combination
- compendious
- complete
- completeness
- complex
- comprehensiveness
- comprising
- conglomerate
- conglomeration
- containing
- crime
- death
- destruction
- discursive
- dispatching
- each thing
- encircling
- encyclopedic
- ensemble
- entire
- entireness
- entirety
- entity
- every little thing
- everything
- exhaustive
- expansive
- extensive
- far-reaching
- faultless
- felony
- fixins'
- flat out
- foul play
- full
- full amount
- full-dress
- fullness
- general
- global
- gross
- heap
- hit
- homicide
- hook line and sinker
- imperforate
- in depth
- infinite
- intact
- intactness
- integral
- integrality
- integrated
- integrity
- jackpot
- knifing
- linkage
- liquidation
- lock stock and barrel
- lot
- lump
- lynching
- manslaughter
- many things
- mass
- massacre
- mixture
- of great scope
- off
- offing
- omneity
- omnitude
- one-way ticket
- oneness
- organic
- organism
- organization
- outright
- overall
- perfection
- piece
- pile
- plenary
- plenitude
- quantity
- quantum
- replete
- result
- rub out
- shooting
- slaying
- sum
- sum total
- summation
- supply
- sweeping
- synoptic
- system
- taking out
- tale
- terrorism
- the big picture
- the business
- the complete amount
- the whole shebang
- the works
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- totality
- umbrella
- unabbreviated
- unabridged
- unbroken
- uncensored
- uncondensed
- uncut
- undiminished
- undivided
- undividedness
- undocked
- unexpurgated
- unimpaired
- unit
- unitary
- unity
- universality
- universe
- unreduced
- wall-to-wall
- whole
- whole ball of wax
- whole bit
- whole caboodle
- whole deal
- whole enchilada
- whole lot
- whole nine yards
- whole schmear
- whole shebang
- whole shooting match
- whole works
- whole-hog
- whole-length
- wide
- widespread
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