Toil

/tɔɪl/

Synonyms for "toil" (210 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(12 words)

laborability to workbeavering beavers burden clamberingdrive with effortdrudgery drudges drudging effort endurance

apply baitbe employedbirdlime bola burdencarry on businesscobweb cramp cripple cumber digdirty workdo businessdonkeywork dragnet drive drudge drudgery embarrass

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employment encumber endeavor enmesh

Verb(6 words)

apply effortbeavered belabored dig drudge drudged

Strong matches (63)

ensnarl entangle entoil entrammel entrap entwine essay fag fatigue fetter fishhook flounder flyfollow a tradefootsloggill netgrindground baitgrub hammer

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hammer awayhammer away athamper hamstring handicap handiwork handworkhave a jobhobble hook impede industry involve jigkeep uplabor

Noun(18 words)

exertexert oneselfexertionexertion of forceexertions fieldhand graft grinding grinds grindstone grindstones gruntshand workhardshiplabor vigorouslylaboring labors labour

Verb(8 words)

exert forceexerting fag grind labor labored labour laboured

Adjective(1 words)

hard work

Related words (105)

Noun(18 words)

labouring pecking plod plodding plods roustabouts skivvying slaves slaving slogs struggles sweats toiling travailing travailswork energeticallywork tasksworking

lame lariat lasso licklick of worklime lumber luremanual labormeshes moil moonlight muck net noose pain pegpeg awaypersist plod

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plugplug alongplug awaypluggingpound awaypound netpractice a professionpress downpurse seinerat racesaddle withscut workseineset up shopshackle slave slavery slog slogging slop snare snarl sniggle spadework spinner springe squidstay employedstodge strain strive striving strokestroke of workstruggle sweat tangle tasktiresome worktoils trammeltransact businesstrash travail trawl treadmill trudge tugwade throughweigh downwobbler workwork atwork awaywork forwrestle

Verb(11 words)

lucubrate moil roughnecked skivvied slaved slogged struggled struggling travail travailed worked

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More general

7 entries

do workeffort experience labor strain work

More specific

10 entries

data cleaning effortdata collection labordrudge drudgeryheroic endurancemanual labormental exertionmoral trialplodslave away

Collocations

12 entries

arduous laborbackbreaking toilmental toilphysical toilsteady toiltoil awaytoil endlesslytoil for yearstoil ontoil over a tasktoil through the nightunremitting toil

Inflections

3 entries

toiled toiling toils

Derivations

5 entries

toiled toiler toiling toilsome toilsomely

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Toil and worry caused his health to break down.

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The work of art, I decided, was the final product of human activity, and the final justification for all the misery, the endless toil and the frustrated strivings of humanity.

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I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

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The employees share the burden of toil.

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