Play with and Work

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Play with

Play with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.
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Work is an antonym for play with in topics: toy with, fiddle with.

Work

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
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Play with is an antonym for work.
Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker
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  • Just For Fun / You Know You Read Too Much TV Tropes When... You add new trope examples to a work of media just to subvert, invert, avert, play with, or justify them.
    Source: Just For Fun / You Know You Read Too Much TV Tropes When...
  • Film / Major League Crazy Enough to Work: Taylor signaling to Brown for what amounts to a squeeze play with Hayes on second.
    Source: Film / Major League
  • Ten-Second Flashlight Metro 2033 and its sequel play with this trope: your flashlight will always work regardless of your battery charge, but you're given a hand charger which can be used to make the light brighter for a few minutes.
    Source: Ten-Second Flashlight
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Work and Play with. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/play_with/work
Play with & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/play_with/work>.
Work or Play with. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/play_with/work.

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