Synonyms for "rat-race" (81 found)

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Closest matches (17)

absurdityaimlessnessbootlessnessbusynesscharybdisdirty workdizzy rounddonkeyworkdrudgeryeddyemploymentemptinessfagfatiguefatuityfecklessnessfruitlessness

Strong matches (24)

futilitygrindgurgegyrehamster wheelhandiworkhandworkhollownessimpotenceinanityindustryineffectivenessineffectualityinefficacylaborlicklick of workmaelstrommanual labormeaninglessness

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moilnugacityotiosity

Noun(1 words)

hamster wheel

Related words (40)

pirouetteplenty to dopointlessnesspress of businessprofitlessnesspurposelessnessreelroundscut workslaveryspadeworkspinstrokestroke of worksurgesweatswirltaskthe absurdthe rat race

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tiresome worktoiltravailtreadmilltrivialityturntwirlunproductivenessunprofitabilityunprofitablenessvaluelessnessvanityvicious circlevortexwheelwhirlwhirlpoolwhirlwindworkworthlessness

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Their own private life gets to be a rat-race.

Source: wiktionary

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