Command and Work

Command

Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

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Work and command are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Command".

Work verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

Usage example: show me how to work the machine

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Command and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

good	good command	good work
best	best command	best work
better	better command	better work
similar	similar command	similar work
Other adjectives: specific, complete, original, single, heavy, actual, entire, real, great, new, early, major, final, next, last, different, previous.

power	command power	work power
people	command people	work people
way	command way	work way
magic	command magic	work magic
Other words: side, times, powers.

The way both games work is, after a battle has been concluded, people have 50 seconds to vote for a command where the one with the most votes gets that command inputted.

Source: Lets Play / Twitch Plays Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal
Magic A Is Magic A: Refreshingly averted in the backstory: magic doesn't work consistently or on command, generally because the Outsider doesn't care to show up and grant his Mark to people he deems uninteresting.

Source: Video Game / Dishonored
Windows has "runas", which basically work the same as "sudo" (or "su", if the one command you run is "cmd").

Source: Override Command

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Work and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/work

Command & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/work>.

Work or Command. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/work.

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