Synonyms of work out

work out 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to solve

to find an answer for through reasoning

by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solve
• answer
• unravel
• resolve
• figure out
• work
• decipher
• puzzle (out)
• riddle (out)
• crack
• decide
• conclude
• dope (out)
• break
• straighten (out)
• gather
• unriddle
• clear (up)
• deduce
• judge
• guess
• infer
• reason
• iron out
• presume
• assume
• divine
• speculate
• conjecture
• untie
• decode
• unscramble
• untangle

2

as in to develop

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

worked out a compromise between the warring factions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• develop
• forge
• work up
• create
• grind (out)
• carve (out)
• craft
• bring forth
• hammer out
• achieve
• thrash (out)
• construct
• generate
• devise
• crank out
• compose
• carry out
• turn out
• throw up
• form
• engineer
• churn out
• accomplish
• shape
• effect
• model
• manufacture
• originate
• invent
• cook (up)
• tailor
• mint
• conceive
• hatch
• fashion
• cobble (together or up)
• concoct
• bring off
• fabricate
• contrive
• frame

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroy
• tear down
• dismantle
• demolish
• ruin
• wreck
• undo
• raze
• unmake

3

as in to succeed

to turn out as planned or desired

our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeed
• go
• click
• bear fruit
• pan out
• come off
• deliver the goods
• go over
• catch fire
• deliver
• catch on
• do the trick
• flourish
• go like clockwork
• thrive
• prosper
• cook
• percolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strike out
• wash out
• fail
• miss
• founder
• collapse
• fold
• struggle
• flunk
• bomb
• languish
• flop
• decline
• slip
• flounder
• sink
• wane
• fall down
• slump
• skid
• crumble
• go under
• crack up
• crash
• choke
• miscarry
• flame out
• crater
• implode
• misfire
• self-destruct

4

as in to figure

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations

after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• figure
• calculate
• compute
• cipher
• assess
• add up
• estimate
• measure
• add
• evaluate
• figure out
• solve (for)
• allow (for)
• sum
• subtract
• reckon
• multiply
• count
• divide
• average
• deduct
• gauge
• figure in
• scale
• factor (in or into or out)
• number
• totalize
• total
• appraise
• calibrate
• value
• rate
• tally
• itemize
• recalculate
• recompute
• refigure

workout

2 of 2

noun

ˈwərk-ˌau̇t 

as in exercise

something done over and over in order to develop skill

a workout with dumbbells for building the muscles of the arms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exercise
• practice
• training
• drill
• lesson
• routine
• homework
• assignment
• brushup
• refresher
• review

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of work out

Verb

Participants across the country all worked out to the same music Travis listened to during his final deployment, pulled from an iPod that was returned to his family after his death. —Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

After staff at Methodist Transplant Institute gave them the green light, everything worked out just fine. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026

Noun

The mother of two, who captioned the trio of images in the Instagram carousel with a simple emoji of a flexed armed muscle, took the mirror photos during a break in her workout. —Sarah Sotoodeh , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

Joshua Weru, Edge, Kenya Weru has never played organized football, but his pro day and field workout certainly caught the attention of the scouting world. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026