Issue and Work

Issue

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Work and issue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Work noun - Something produced by physical or intellectual effort.

Usage example: the new Web application is the work of a pair of young but highly gifted programmers

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Issue and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Work".

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

old	old issue	old work
particular	particular issue	particular work
original	original issue	original work
single	single issue	single work
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, serious, little, main, important, famous, new, early, major, given, final, later, next, last, recent, earlier, previous.

ability	issue ability	work ability
thanks	issue thanks	work thanks
system	issue system	work system
time	issue time	work time
Other words: money, song, times, orders.

Some rumors claim that she tipped off the authorities herself to force the issue so she could get out of the business without having her work follow her.

Source: Younger Than They Look
So they work very hard not to officially know, despite attempts to force the issue.

Source: Open Secret
Bringing up this Elephant in the Living Room issue now, instead of just celebrating him for his music and charitable work, inevitably leads to condemnation from the Vocal Minority of his fanbase.

Source: Friend to All Children

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

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

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

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