Synonyms for working
ˈwɜr kɪŋwork·ing

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1. workingadjective

   Synonyms:
   employment, basic, up, employed, functioning, temporary, provisional, draft, work

   Antonyms:
   broken, down, broken-down

2. workingadjective

   The action of the verb work.

   a working ventilator

   Synonyms:
   work, functioning, basic, employed, draft, employment, up, temporary, provisional

   Antonyms:
   broken, broken-down, down

3. workingadjective

   That suffices but requires additional work.

   a working copy of the script

   Synonyms:
   up, provisional, work, temporary, employment, draft, functioning, basic, employed

   Antonyms:
   down, broken-down, broken

4. workingadjective

   Method of operation.

   working mothers

   Synonyms:
   work, draft, up, employment, employed, basic, functioning, provisional, temporary

   Antonyms:
   down, broken-down, broken

5. workingadjective

   Fermentation.

   the working week

   Synonyms:
   provisional, temporary, employment, basic, up, work, functioning, employed, draft

   Antonyms:
   down, broken-down, broken

6. workingadjective

   To become full of a vegetable substance.

   a working knowledge of computers

   Synonyms:
   work, provisional, basic, draft, up, employed, functioning, employment, temporary

   Antonyms:
   broken, broken-down, down

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1. working

   Synonyms:
   active, busy, diligent, employed, industrious, occupied

   Antonyms:
   idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, slothful, sluggish, trifling, unemployed, unoccupied, vacant

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1. working, workingsadjective

   a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked

   Synonyms:
   works, workings

   Antonyms:
   inoperative, malfunctioning, nonfunctional, permanent, lasting, unemployed, impractical

2. working(a), on the job(p)adjective

   actively engaged in paid work

   "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"

   Antonyms:
   impractical, unemployed, inoperative, nonfunctional, lasting, malfunctioning, permanent

3. workingadjective

   adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something

   "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish"

   Synonyms:
   on the job(p), functional, working(a), running(a), operative

   Antonyms:
   unemployed, nonfunctional, lasting, impractical, malfunctioning, inoperative, permanent

4. working(a)adjective

   adopted as a temporary basis for further work

   "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis"

   Antonyms:
   nonfunctional, inoperative, lasting, impractical, unemployed, permanent, malfunctioning

5. running(a), operative, functional, working(a)adjective

   (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

   "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

   Antonyms:
   nonfunctional, lasting, unemployed, malfunctioning, inoperative, impractical, permanent

6. workingadjective

   serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity

   "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"

   Synonyms:
   on the job(p), functional, working(a), running(a), operative

   Antonyms:
   lasting, impractical, permanent, malfunctioning, inoperative, unemployed, nonfunctional

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1. workingadjective

   Synonyms:
   laboring

2. workingadjective

   Synonyms:
   moving, operating

3. workingadjective

   Synonyms:
   on duty, at work

4. workingadjective

   Synonyms:
   fermenting

5. workingnoun

   Synonyms:
   motion, operation

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1. workingadjective

   Synonyms:
   industrious

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1. List of paraphrases for "working":

   work, labour, job, group, party, labor, employment, operating, task, force, trabajo, workplace, works, active, functioning, collaboration, worked, worker, collaborate, action, collaborating, workers, factor, jobs, working-level

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1. Oakland Athletics:

   Im glad they got the lights working.

2. President Donald Trump:

   Fortunately we made the early moves, it's working out very professionally. We're doing a tremendous job.

3. Ron DeSantis:

   So, here is I think why this statement was totally outrageous, for two reasons. One, they said it should have never been passed in the first place. I talked to our Speaker of the House after that statement came out ; he said they never contacted him while they were working -- while it was moving through the House of Representatives in Florida. They didn't say anything about it.

4. Simon Johnston:

   Our discovery opens the way to working out what makes these bursts.

5. Transport Minister Darren Chester:

   The Malaysian government is working with officials from Mauritius to seek to take custody of the debris and arrange for its examination.