Definition for Work on:

• to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something: she worked at it until she had it down cold.

Synonyms for Work on:

• n.

  •
  • motivate,
  • persuade.
  •work on (noun)
  • work at.

• v.

  •annoy (verb)
  • tease,
  • bug,
  • plague.
  •badger (verb)
  • annoy.
  •besiege (verb)
  • beset.
  •cajole (verb)
  • deceive,
  • push,
  • crowd,
  • stroke,
  • wheedle,
  • induce,
  • urge,
  • sweet-talk,
  • influence,
  • blandish.
  •coax (verb)
  • jawbone,
  • prevail upon.
  •creation (verb)
  • process.
  •drive (verb)
  • constrain,
  • pressure.
  •flatter (verb)
  • court.
  •importune (verb)
  • dun,
  • plead.
  •move (verb)
  • affect,
  • recommend,
  • impress,
  • advocate.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • concentrate on,
  • ply,
  • change,
  • use,
  • bleed white,
  • act on,
  • exhort,
  • put on,
  • dispose,
  • lobby,
  • incline,
  • coax,
  • focus on,
  • pay court to,
  • draw,
  • tax,
  • woo,
  • approach,
  • shine up to,
  • impose on,
  • treat,
  • make use of,
  • modify,
  • lead on,
  • bear upon,
  • operate on,
  • take advantage of,
  • draw on,
  • bleed,
  • wire-pull,
  • call on,
  • cultivate,
  • work upon,
  • bias,
  • set upon,
  • alter,
  • milk,
  • pass the buck,
  • brown-nose,
  • impose upon,
  • ill-use,
  • pull strings,
  • foist,
  • misuse,
  • make advances to,
  • drain,
  • play upon,
  • call upon,
  • make overtures,
  • exert influence,
  • exploit,
  • magnetize,
  • make advances,
  • bring pressure to bear upon,
  • nag at,
  • ingratiate oneself with,
  • manipulate,
  • put over,
  • high pressure,
  • insist upon,
  • insist,
  • abuse.

Antonyms for Work on:

• v.

  • annoy
    calm, help, mollify, quiet, comfort, gratify, delight, cheer, enchant, appease, assist, soothe, please, aid, charm, support, reassure, make happy.
  • badger
    leave alone.
  • besiege
    let go.
  • cajole
    bully, discourage, repulse, disenchant, repel, dissuade, turn off, force, disgust.
  • coax
    allow, not care.
  • drive
    delay, halt, hinder, pull, repress, dally, procrastinate, check, impede, retard, rest, wait, prevent, depress, slow, curb, stop.
  • flatter
    belittle, castigate, mismatch, condemn, insult, denounce, offend, ignore, criticize.
  • harass
    activate, encourage, build, explain, facilitate, assuage, placate, clarify, invigorate, refresh, energize, clear up.
  • importune
    answer, give, command, refuse, reply.
  • move
    fix, dull, lull, hold, lose, tranquilize, pause, suppress, keep, stay, dishearten, remain, oppose.
  • nag
    compliment, praise.
  • pester
    forget, pacify.
  • press
    gladden.
  • sway
    leave, mismanage, misunderstand, submit, mislead, yield, abandon, surrender, steady, misguide, neglect, miss, serve, fail.
  • sweet-talk
    irritate.
  • tackle
    abstain, avoid, idle, complete, finish, dodge, be lazy, end, conclude.

Hypernym for Work on:

• v.

  • creation
    overwork, rework, make over, cold work, tool, rack, till, hot-work, retread, coldwork.

Hyponym for Work on:

• v.

  • creation
    transubstantiate, transform, transmute.