diff --git a/e2e/angular-extensions/src/misc.test.ts b/e2e/angular-extensions/src/misc.test.ts
index e02c618b8e..7b3b72c982 100644
--- a/e2e/angular-extensions/src/misc.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/angular-extensions/src/misc.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   uniq,
   updateFile,
 } from '@nrwl/e2e/utils';
-import { classify } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/strings';
+import { classify } from '@nrwl/devkit/src/utils/string-utils';
 
 describe('Move Angular Project', () => {
   let proj: string;
diff --git a/e2e/next/src/next.test.ts b/e2e/next/src/next.test.ts
index 8987c45cbb..663d85c00e 100644
--- a/e2e/next/src/next.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/next/src/next.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { detectPackageManager, joinPathFragments } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import { capitalize } from '@nrwl/devkit/src/utils/string-utils';
 import {
   checkFilesExist,
   cleanupProject,
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ import {
   updateFile,
   updateProjectConfig,
 } from '@nrwl/e2e/utils';
-import { stringUtils } from '@nrwl/workspace';
 import * as http from 'http';
 import { checkApp } from './utils';
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('Next.js Applications', () => {
           import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
 
           const TestComponent = dynamic(
-              () => import('@${proj}/${nextLib}').then(d => d.${stringUtils.capitalize(
+              () => import('@${proj}/${nextLib}').then(d => d.${capitalize(
         nextLib
       )})
             );
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/angular-v14/lib/create-eslint-configuration.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/angular-v14/lib/create-eslint-configuration.ts
index e7c2060175..786a2f3efe 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/angular-v14/lib/create-eslint-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/angular-v14/lib/create-eslint-configuration.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { joinPathFragments, offsetFromRoot, writeJson } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { camelize, dasherize } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/strings';
 import type { Linter } from 'eslint';
 import type { AddLintingGeneratorSchema } from '../schema';
+import { camelize, dasherize } from '@nrwl/devkit/src/utils/string-utils';
 
 type EslintExtensionSchema = {
   prefix: string;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/create-eslint-configuration.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/create-eslint-configuration.ts
index e7c2060175..786a2f3efe 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/create-eslint-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/lib/create-eslint-configuration.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { joinPathFragments, offsetFromRoot, writeJson } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { camelize, dasherize } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/strings';
 import type { Linter } from 'eslint';
 import type { AddLintingGeneratorSchema } from '../schema';
+import { camelize, dasherize } from '@nrwl/devkit/src/utils/string-utils';
 
 type EslintExtensionSchema = {
   prefix: string;
diff --git a/packages/devkit/src/utils/string-utils.spec.ts b/packages/devkit/src/utils/string-utils.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f060e26fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devkit/src/utils/string-utils.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { classify, dasherize } from './string-utils';
+
+describe('String utils', () => {
+  describe('dasherize', () => {
+    it('should format camel casing', () => {
+      expect(dasherize('twoWords')).toEqual('two-words');
+    });
+
+    it('should camel casing with abbreviations', () => {
+      expect(dasherize('twoWORDS')).toEqual('two-words');
+    });
+
+    it('should format spaces', () => {
+      expect(dasherize('two words')).toEqual('two-words');
+    });
+
+    it('should format underscores', () => {
+      expect(dasherize('two_words')).toEqual('two-words');
+    });
+
+    it('should format periods', () => {
+      expect(dasherize('two.words')).toEqual('two-words');
+    });
+
+    it('should format dashes', () => {
+      expect(dasherize('two-words')).toEqual('two-words');
+    });
+
+    it('should return single words', () => {
+      expect(dasherize('word')).toEqual('word');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('classify', () => {
+    it('should format camel casing', () => {
+      expect(classify('twoWords')).toEqual('TwoWords');
+    });
+
+    it('should camel casing with abbreviations', () => {
+      expect(classify('twoWORDS')).toEqual('TwoWORDS');
+    });
+
+    it('should format spaces', () => {
+      expect(classify('two words')).toEqual('TwoWords');
+    });
+
+    it('should format underscores', () => {
+      expect(classify('two_words')).toEqual('TwoWords');
+    });
+
+    it('should format periods', () => {
+      expect(classify('two.words')).toEqual('Two.Words');
+    });
+
+    it('should format dashes', () => {
+      expect(classify('two-words')).toEqual('TwoWords');
+    });
+
+    it('should return single words', () => {
+      expect(classify('word')).toEqual('Word');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/devkit/src/utils/string-utils.ts b/packages/devkit/src/utils/string-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..300d399e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devkit/src/utils/string-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+const STRING_DASHERIZE_REGEXP = /[ _.]/g;
+const STRING_DECAMELIZE_REGEXP = /([a-z\d])([A-Z])/g;
+const STRING_CAMELIZE_REGEXP = /(-|_|\.|\s)+(.)?/g;
+const STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_1 = /([a-z\d])([A-Z]+)/g;
+const STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_2 = /-|\s+/g;
+
+/**
+ * Converts a camelized string into all lower case separated by underscores.
+ *
+ ```javascript
+ decamelize('innerHTML');         // 'inner_html'
+ decamelize('action_name');       // 'action_name'
+ decamelize('css-class-name');    // 'css-class-name'
+ decamelize('my favorite items'); // 'my favorite items'
+ ```
+
+ @method decamelize
+ @param {String} str The string to decamelize.
+ @return {String} the decamelized string.
+ */
+export function decamelize(str: string): string {
+  return str.replace(STRING_DECAMELIZE_REGEXP, '$1_$2').toLowerCase();
+}
+
+/**
+ Replaces underscores, spaces, periods, or camelCase with dashes.
+
+ ```javascript
+ dasherize('innerHTML');         // 'inner-html'
+ dasherize('action_name');       // 'action-name'
+ dasherize('css-class-name');    // 'css-class-name'
+ dasherize('my favorite items'); // 'my-favorite-items'
+ dasherize('nrwl.io');           // 'nrwl-io'
+ ```
+
+ @method dasherize
+ @param {String} str The string to dasherize.
+ @return {String} the dasherized string.
+ */
+export function dasherize(str?: string): string {
+  return decamelize(str || '').replace(STRING_DASHERIZE_REGEXP, '-');
+}
+
+/**
+ Returns the lowerCamelCase form of a string.
+
+ ```javascript
+ camelize('innerHTML');          // 'innerHTML'
+ camelize('action_name');        // 'actionName'
+ camelize('css-class-name');     // 'cssClassName'
+ camelize('my favorite items');  // 'myFavoriteItems'
+ camelize('My Favorite Items');  // 'myFavoriteItems'
+ ```
+
+ @method camelize
+ @param {String} str The string to camelize.
+ @return {String} the camelized string.
+ */
+export function camelize(str: string): string {
+  return str
+    .replace(
+      STRING_CAMELIZE_REGEXP,
+      (_match: string, _separator: string, chr: string) => {
+        return chr ? chr.toUpperCase() : '';
+      }
+    )
+    .replace(/^([A-Z])/, (match: string) => match.toLowerCase());
+}
+
+/**
+ Returns the UpperCamelCase form of a string.
+
+ ```javascript
+ 'innerHTML'.classify();          // 'InnerHTML'
+ 'action_name'.classify();        // 'ActionName'
+ 'css-class-name'.classify();     // 'CssClassName'
+ 'my favorite items'.classify();  // 'MyFavoriteItems'
+ ```
+
+ @method classify
+ @param {String} str the string to classify
+ @return {String} the classified string
+ */
+export function classify(str: string): string {
+  return str
+    .split('.')
+    .map((part) => capitalize(camelize(part)))
+    .join('.');
+}
+
+/**
+ More general than decamelize. Returns the lower\_case\_and\_underscored
+ form of a string.
+
+ ```javascript
+ 'innerHTML'.underscore();          // 'inner_html'
+ 'action_name'.underscore();        // 'action_name'
+ 'css-class-name'.underscore();     // 'css_class_name'
+ 'my favorite items'.underscore();  // 'my_favorite_items'
+ ```
+
+ @method underscore
+ @param {String} str The string to underscore.
+ @return {String} the underscored string.
+ */
+export function underscore(str: string): string {
+  return str
+    .replace(STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_1, '$1_$2')
+    .replace(STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_2, '_')
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
+/**
+ Returns the Capitalized form of a string
+
+ ```javascript
+ 'innerHTML'.capitalize()         // 'InnerHTML'
+ 'action_name'.capitalize()       // 'Action_name'
+ 'css-class-name'.capitalize()    // 'Css-class-name'
+ 'my favorite items'.capitalize() // 'My favorite items'
+ ```
+
+ @method capitalize
+ @param {String} str The string to capitalize.
+ @return {String} The capitalized string.
+ */
+export function capitalize(str: string): string {
+  return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
+}
+
+export function group(name: string, group: string | undefined): string {
+  return group ? `${group}/${name}` : name;
+}
+
+export function featurePath(
+  group: boolean | undefined,
+  flat: boolean | undefined,
+  path: string,
+  name: string
+): string {
+  if (group && !flat) {
+    return `../../${path}/${name}/`;
+  }
+
+  return group ? `../${path}/` : './';
+}
diff --git a/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rule/workspace-rule.ts b/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rule/workspace-rule.ts
index fe7ede7de9..b34537f8a9 100644
--- a/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rule/workspace-rule.ts
+++ b/packages/linter/src/generators/workspace-rule/workspace-rule.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   logger,
   Tree,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { camelize } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/strings';
+import { camelize } from '@nrwl/devkit/src/utils/string-utils';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 import { workspaceLintPluginDir } from '../../utils/workspace-lint-rules';
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.ts
index 140fe1c3e8..83e2b58674 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_2 = /-|\s+/g;
  ```
 
  @method decamelize
+ @deprecated This will be removed from `@nrwl/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nrwl/js` when importing.
  @param {String} str The string to decamelize.
  @return {String} the decamelized string.
  */
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export function decamelize(str: string): string {
  ```
 
  @method dasherize
+ @deprecated This will be removed from `@nrwl/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nrwl/js` when importing.
  @param {String} str The string to dasherize.
  @return {String} the dasherized string.
  */
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ export function dasherize(str?: string): string {
  ```
 
  @method camelize
+ @deprecated This will be removed from `@nrwl/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nrwl/js` when importing.
  @param {String} str The string to camelize.
  @return {String} the camelized string.
  */
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ export function camelize(str: string): string {
  ```
 
  @method classify
+ @deprecated This will be removed from `@nrwl/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nrwl/js` when importing.
  @param {String} str the string to classify
  @return {String} the classified string
  */
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ export function classify(str: string): string {
  ```
 
  @method underscore
+ @deprecated This will be removed from `@nrwl/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nrwl/js` when importing.
  @param {String} str The string to underscore.
  @return {String} the underscored string.
  */
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ export function underscore(str: string): string {
  ```
 
  @method capitalize
+ @deprecated This will be removed from `@nrwl/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nrwl/js` when importing.
  @param {String} str The string to capitalize.
  @return {String} The capitalized string.
  */
@@ -135,10 +141,16 @@ export function capitalize(str: string): string {
   return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated This will be removed from `@nrwl/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nrwl/js` when importing.
+ */
 export function group(name: string, group: string | undefined) {
   return group ? `${group}/${name}` : name;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated This will be removed from `@nrwl/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nrwl/js` when importing.
+ */
 export function featurePath(
   group: boolean | undefined,
   flat: boolean | undefined,