Urge and Work

Urge

Urge noun - A strong wish for something.

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

Nearby Words: urged, urging

Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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

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

physical	physical urge	physical work
complete	complete urge	complete work
regular	regular urge	regular work
honest	honest urge	honest work
Other adjectives: real, great, new, last, previous.

people	urge people	work people
time	urge time	work time

This makes a lot more sense when you read enough of Anthony's work to discover that he considers it normal for men to constantly struggle against the urge to rape women.

Source: Lawful Stupid
While he is driven by an urge to do good, he's still brutally violent and is largely terrible at hero work.

Source: Horrifying Hero
Despite the happy goodbye (they're not breaking up, she's simply returning to work), he's suddenly gripped by the urge to see her one more time.

Source: Race for Your Love

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

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

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

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