Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. make
verb. ['ˈmeɪk'] engage in.
Synonyms
- exaggerate
- overdo
Antonyms
- wake
- fall asleep
- tall
Etymology
- make (Middle English (1100-1500))
- makr (Old Norse)
- maken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- macian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Make Work
- overwork
- magouirk
- leclerc
- deklerk
- declerque
- declerk
- declercq
- declerck
- rework
- mcgurk
- mcguirk
- berserk
- sturc
- sterk
- smirk
- quirke
- quirk
- klerk
- clerk
- clercq
- clerc
- bjerke
- zirk
- yerke
- werke
- werk
- turk
- turck
- sirk
- shirk
2. make
verb. ['ˈmeɪk'] give certain properties to something.
Synonyms
- have
- leave
- alter
- modify
- render
- change
- get
Antonyms
- encumbered
- undiscerning
- gross
- qualified
Etymology
- make (Middle English (1100-1500))
- makr (Old Norse)
- maken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- macian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. make
verb. ['ˈmeɪk'] make or cause to be or to become.
Synonyms
- establish
- clear
- create from raw material
- institute
- start
- make for
- beat
- beget
- elicit
- choreograph
- organise
- enkindle
- create mentally
- substantiate
- offset
- bring forth
- reproduce
- bring about
- play
- direct
- derive
- distil
- tack together
- set up
- multiply
- suds
- raise
- blast
- prepare
- produce
- create from raw stuff
- fire
- invoke
- recreate
- regenerate
- father
- generate
- sire
- provoke
- give rise
- distill
- form
- conjure
- actualize
- write
- create
- manufacture
- scrape
- stir
- put on
- puncture
- bring up
- copy
- track
- originate
- wreak
- call forth
- turn in
- actualise
- conjure up
- put together
- give
- lay down
- tack
- twine
- put forward
- mother
- arouse
- educe
- short
- style
- extract
- spume
- incorporate
- shell
- press
- yield
- cut
- strike
- realize
- kindle
- bring
- compose
- cleave
- film-make
- create verbally
- assemble
- initiate
- short-circuit
- piece
- organize
- re-create
- work
- froth
- turn out
- build
- bear
- evoke
- film
- call down
- grind
- get
- do
- chop
- engender
- realise
- create by mental act
- cause
- construct
Antonyms
- divide
- decrease
- fall
- lower
Etymology
- make (Middle English (1100-1500))
- makr (Old Norse)
- maken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- macian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. work
noun. ['ˈwɝːk'] activity directed toward making or doing something.
Synonyms
- job
- toil
- labour
- procedure
- polishing
- activity
- action
- ironing
- paperwork
- substituting
- lavation
- missionary work
- care
- housekeeping
- tending
- subbing
- spadework
- wash
- social service
- busywork
- coursework
- washing
- heavy lifting
- service
- undertaking
- shining
- investigating
- aid
- housewifery
- nightwork
- operation
- loose end
- project
- make-work
- housework
- investigation
- welfare work
- task
- unfinished business
- duty
- logging
- mission
- attention
- timework
Antonyms
- divest
- fire
- stay in place
- recede
Etymology
- weorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- wyrċan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. make
verb. ['ˈmeɪk'] give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
Synonyms
- shape
- facilitate
- propel
- incite
- spawn
- provoke
- initiate
- mold
- force
- pioneer
- prompt
- effectuate
- effect
- create
- impel
- move
- influence
- determine
- evoke
- motivate
- do
- set up
- regulate
- engender
- actuate
- breed
- cause
- call forth
- occasion
Antonyms
- de-energise
- de-energize
- dishearten
- discourage
Etymology
- make (Middle English (1100-1500))
- makr (Old Norse)
- maken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- macian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. make
verb. ['ˈmeɪk'] cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
Synonyms
- bring
- decide
- obligate
- oblige
- have
- suborn
- prompt
- induce
- instigate
- encourage
- get
- lead
- compel
- let
- inspire
- stimulate
- solicit
- cause
Antonyms
- inactiveness
- inaction
- undock
- indirect
Etymology
- make (Middle English (1100-1500))
- makr (Old Norse)
- maken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- macian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. work
verb. ['ˈwɝːk'] be employed.
Synonyms
- job
- toil
- scab
- labour
- drive
- do work
- freelance
- slave
- buckle down
- fink
- turn a trick
- dig
- occupy
- tinker
- fag
- moil
- farm
- rat
- moonlight
- put to work
- bank
- man
- fill
- grind
- travail
- drudge
- break one's back
- serve
- blackleg
- subcontract
- take
- knuckle down
Antonyms
- evolution
- increment
- irreversible process
- reversible process
Etymology
- weorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- wyrċan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. work
noun. ['ˈwɝːk'] a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.
Synonyms
- leatherwork
- product
- polychrome
- wickerwork
- lacework
- handwork
- ironwork
- followup
- publication
- wicker
- work in progress
- masterpiece
- workpiece
- handiwork
- chef-d'oeuvre
- openwork
- metalwork
- lacquerware
- handcraft
- woodwork
- production
- follow-up
- handicraft
- piece of work
- silverwork
Antonyms
- ride
- bore
- defend
- free
Etymology
- weorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- wyrċan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. work
verb. ['ˈwɝːk'] exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.
Synonyms
- go through
- slog
- join forces
- beaver
- monkey
- run through
- beaver away
- occupy
- electioneer
- intern
- tinker
- busy
- page
- skimp
- monkey around
- scant
- skipper
- work on
- assist
- peg away
- mess around
- cooperate
- specialise
- waitress
- muck about
- keep one's shoulder to the wheel
- volunteer
- plug away
- specialize
- wait
- putter
- clerk
- whore
- minister
- collaborate
- get together
- work at
- serve
- work through
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
- carpenter
- muck around
- boondoggle
- pull one's weight
- potter
Antonyms
- decrease
- increase
- decrement
- devolution
Etymology
- weorc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- wyrċan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. make
verb. ['ˈmeɪk'] create or manufacture a man-made product.
Synonyms
- extrude
- proof
- generate
- custom-make
- bootleg
- laminate
- slap together
- underproduce
- churn out
- put out
- dummy up
- throw together
- render
- dummy
- create
- return
- turn out
- refashion
- burn
- reproduce
- clap up
- customise
- customize
- machine
- confect
- publish
- redo
- make over
- output
- smelt
- prefabricate
- overproduce
- cut
- squeeze out
- preassemble
- pulsate
- yield
- breed
- pulse
- elaborate
- produce
- clap together
- tailor-make
- fudge together
- remake
Antonyms
- descent
- worsen
- discharge
- begin
Etymology
- make (Middle English (1100-1500))
- makr (Old Norse)
- maken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- macian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))