forwork

20 synonyms for forwork, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To lose a right or possession through your own actions, or bring ruin on yourself this way. (archaic)

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

block wound harm abuse hurt damage

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

interfere hinder foul choke

Rare, literary or technical

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barricade cumber impede hamper clog maul scathe injure harrow overburden

Synonyms by Meaning

1. verb

To block or get in the way of something. (archaic)

interfere barricade cumber impede hinder hamper foul clog block choke

2. verb

To harm or treat someone unfairly. (archaic)

maul wound scathe harm injure abuse hurt damage harrow

3. verb

To work too hard, to the point of exhaustion. (archaic)

overburden

Etymology

From Middle English forwirken, forwerken, forwurchen, from Old English forwyrċan (“to do wrong, sin; ruin, undo, destroy; condemn, convict, curse; forfeit; barricade, obstruct, close up”), from Proto-Germanic *frawurkijaną, equivalent to for- + work. Cognate with Dutch verwerken (“to digest, assimilate, work up, put in...

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