Definitions

work out

VERB

solve; satisfy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve arrange come out complete develop devise figure out fix form formulate handle happen resolve win

WEAK

attain be effective bring off clear come to terms compromise construct contrive elaborate evolve find out finish get something done go go well manipulate pan out plan prosper pull off put together reach agreement result succeed swing turn out up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break destroy disarrange disorganize disturb fail forget give up halt ignore lose neglect stop

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But it is heavily redacted making it difficult to work out the full context of the table.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Mr. Trump added the U.S. hadn’t yet “informed the company. . . but that’ll work out all right.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

"It's helping us to work out how they fitted into these broader ecosystems at the very bottom of the world about 80 million years ago."

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Honestly, I hung in through the rather slow opening of this season in large part because I craved the catharsis of seeing it all work out in the end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

‘So I’ve got to find a mountain that nobody’s ever seen. And work out the answer to a riddle that nobody’s ever solved. And kill a bear that nobody can fight.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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