Synonyms & related words for clockwork

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of clockwork. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to clockwork

Explore words related to clockwork — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include clocks, horologe, clockmaker, horologer, timepiece, mainspring, horologist, automaton. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does clockwork come from?

The word clockwork breaks down into 2 roots of Medieval Latin and Old English origin: clock, from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”); and work, from Old English weorc (“mechanism, labor”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.