Pet
Pet noun - A person or thing that is preferred over others.
Work
Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old pet | old work |
| good | good pet | good work |
| nice | nice pet | nice work |
| best | best pet | best work |
| Other adjectives: similar, normal, specific, regular, original, single, popular, actual, real, little, new, major, last, different, said, favorite. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Often overlaps with Opinion Myopia and Bias Steamroller- it is frequently baffling to a person that anyone could possibly like their pet peeve trope, and seeing a pet peeve trope in a work can be grounds for pulling the Ruined FOREVER alarm.
Source: Pet Peeve Trope -
Also, things that happens in the Mario world doesn't work like the real world such as killing pet turtles, who are common enemies of Mario, will only get Mario questioned of his actions.
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Occasionally a work will invert this trope: a character will take a beloved pet and use it for experimentation.
Source: Lab Pet
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Work and Pet. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pet/work
Pet & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pet/work>.
Work or Pet. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pet/work.
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