Synonyms for wark

Most common

labor US · agony · pang · edifice

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Pain; ache.

2. v. 1

   To be in pain; ache.

Forms

Plural

warks → labors, agonies, pangs, edifices…

Past participle

warked
e.g. warked → suffered…

Example sentences

• labor There is a labor shortage of computer programmers.
• agony Tom mistook Mary's singing for a cry of agony.
• pang It gives me a pang in my heart to see him sitting alone.
• edifice The new edifice of the theatre looks very splendid.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

hurt¹, pang¹

5 letters

labor², agony³

6 letters

labour², suffer²

7 letters

edifice³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (labor² = 2 syllables).