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. Paul Weyrich:

   We are different from previous generations of conservatives. We are no longer working to preserve the status quo. We are radicals, working to overturn the present power structure of this country.

2. Kevin Neveu:

   A big take-away for us is making our industry attractive for the next generation of people working on rigs.

3. Donald Trump:

   Tremendous crowds of well wishers and people that love our country, haven't seen any protests yet, but I'm sure the Fake News will be working hard to find them. Great love all around.

4. Bernie Sanders and his supporters:

   The corporate establishment is coming together, the political establishment is coming together, and they will do anything and everything, they are really getting nervous that working people are standing up.

5. Katie Santore:

   We have working families. We have homeless individuals. We have some people that come here who’ve never needed help before, something just happens in their life and all of a sudden they just need some extra help. So we really see every type of person you can imagine come through our doors.