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at work

ADJECTIVE
active
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alive effective operating
STRONG
flowing functioning going mobile movable operative progressive pushing rapid rolling running rushing rustling shifting simmering speeding streaming traveling turning walking working
WEAK
astir bustling efficacious exertive hasty impelling in force in play in process moving restless speedy swarming
Antonyms
STRONG
fixed inoperative unmovable unworking
WEAK
abeyant disinterested dormant idle immobile inactive indifferent inert lazy quiescent quiet sluggish
ADJECTIVE
employed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
engaged hired occupied
STRONG
busy inked laboring operating selected signed
WEAK
active at it in a job in collar in harness in place on board on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away
Antonyms
WEAK
idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied
ADJECTIVE
engaged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorbed committed employed engrossed interested involved occupied preoccupied working
STRONG
doing immersed performing practicing pursuing signed
WEAK
connected with dealing in deep in place in use intent rapt tied-up unavailable wrapped-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied
WEAK
available disengaged inoperable not working uninvolved
ADJECTIVE
going
Synonyms
STRONG
bustling flowing functioning impelling mobile movable moving operating operative progressive pushing rapid rolling running rushing rust
WEAK
alive astir effective efficacious exertive hasty in force in play in process restless
Antonyms
STRONG
fixed immobile permanent stationary unmovable
ADJECTIVE
jobholding
Synonyms
WEAK
active at it busy engaged hired in a job in collar in harness in place inked laboring occupied on board on duty on the job on the payroll operating plugging away retained selected signed working
ADJECTIVE
on duty
Synonyms
WEAK
busy clocked in clocked in punched in engaged in a job in gear laboring obliged on the job punched in working
ADJECTIVE
operating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
performing running
STRONG
accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering practicing regulating revolving serving spinning supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding

Example Sentences

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If Jets fans want to take a fragment of joy from watching their former franchise guy at work in early February, I’ll allow it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Browne, the pharmacist, on the other hand, said she was purposely vague about her procedure at work.

From The Wall Street Journal

How did ordering food at work become a luxury?

From MarketWatch

Sam didn't know what at work meant, except that it meant Dad wasn't around.

From Literature

But Mom said that as much as she loved having Bat at work with her, all his questions sometimes kept the vet techs from doing their jobs.

From Literature

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.