Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > W Synonyms of work to rule Find synonyms for: Noun1. work to rule, job actionusage: a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplaceWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acronym Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language