work

Exert productive effort

Whether as noun or verb, work is a frequently used word with many meanings all derived from the core original: activity that requires strength to get something done.

employment

job

Paid position of employment

office · salary · wage · hire · payroll · staffing · recruitment · interview · resume · benefits

labor

toil

Strenuous, prolonged effort

strain · fatigue · grind · manual · backbreaking · arduous · strenuous · drudgery · heavy-lifting · laborer

opus

masterpiece

Supreme artistic achievement

opus · magnum opus · portfolio · anthology · treatise · tome · volume · compendium · legacy · achievement

career

profession

Trained occupational field

mentorship · resume · credentials · headhunter · corporate · executive · leadership · climb · trajectory · success

craft

artisan

Skilled manual tradesperson

skilled · precision · quality · woodworking · pottery · carpentry · weaving · leatherwork · glassblowing · ceramics

industry

manufacturing

Industrial product creation

assembly · automation · industrial · sector · output · commodities · mass-production · shift · union · productivity

mechanism

function

Purpose or duty

mechanism · operate · malfunction · functional · repair · maintenance · running · engine · motor · circuitry

task

assignment

Allocated work or duty

duty · responsibility · chore · errand · undertaking · deliverable · milestone · priority · agenda · to-do

Categories
Opposites
activity type

workplay

Recreation or staged drama

leisure · fun · recreation · relaxation · entertainment

effort/exertion

workrest

Cessation of activity

relax · idle · inactivity · laze · loaf

functionality

workfail

Be unsuccessful

malfunction · break · break down · backfire · misfire

Phrases
Family

worker, working, works, network, framework, workers, homework, worked, fireworks

Familiarity
Top 1,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G