hard work
Sweat and dedication
Hard work is sustained effort requiring significant energy, focus, or endurance.
The phrase emphasizes labor that is demanding rather than easy: Success comes from hard work, not luck.
Hard work carries positive connotations of dedication and perseverance, though it can also suggest exhausting or thankless toil: Years of hard work finally paid off.
Moisture from skin pores
- strainExcessive stretching force
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
muscle · cardio · overexertion · burnout · wear and tear · blood sweat and tears · pushing limits
Careful, persistent effort
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- applicationFormal request document
concentration · focus · intensity · meticulousness · assiduity · industriousness · striving · labor
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
fortitude · endurance · patience · dedication · commitment · discipline · consistency · drive
Work done bodily
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
- drudgeryHard, boring work
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- handiworkHandmade work product
trade · vocational · apprenticeship · journeyman · sweat equity · backbreaking · heavy lifting · toiling
sweat
Moisture from skin pores
- strainExcessive stretching force
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
training · muscle · cardio · overexertion · burnout · wear and tear · blood sweat and tears · pushing limits
diligence
Careful, persistent effort
application · concentration · focus · intensity · meticulousness · assiduity · industriousness · striving · labor · grind
determination
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
resilience · fortitude · endurance · patience · dedication · commitment · discipline · consistency · drive · resolve
manual labor
Work done bodily
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
- drudgeryHard, boring work
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
handiwork · trade · vocational · apprenticeship · journeyman · sweat equity · backbreaking · heavy lifting · toiling
toughness
Resilient durability under strain
courage · spunk · moxie · nerve · guts · heart · fighting spirit · true grit · scrappiness
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- laborlabor, labor union, labor force, laborers, labor movement
- labourmanual labour, forced labour, child labour, labourer, toil
- valuesvalue, honesty, worth, fairness, morals
- career builderseducation, skills, experience, credentials, persistence
- grandma's wisdomproverbs, sayings, adages, maxims, life lessons
hard workluck
Chance affecting outcomes
good fortune · dumb luck · natural talent · privilege · inheritance
hard workleisure
Free time for relaxation
relaxation · rest · play · recreation · ease