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Synonyms of working in English:

working


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adjective

1‘childcare for working mothers’

SYNONYMS
employed, in work, in a job, waged, in gainful employment
ANTONYMS

unemployed, out of work

2‘the mill still has a working waterwheel’

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functioning, operating, going, running, active
in working order, operational, functional, able to function, usable, serviceable
informal up and running
ANTONYMS

broken, faulty

3‘a working knowledge of contract law’

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sufficient, adequate, good enough, viable
useful, effective

noun

1‘the working of a carburettor’

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functioning, operation, running, action, performance

2workings‘the workings of a pocket watch’

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mechanism, machinery, moving parts, working parts, movement, action, works
informal innards, insides