slog

Exhausting uphill march

Slog is an informal noun or verb that connotes hard, tedious work.

Something described as a slog implies that it requires effort, patience, and tolerance: Living in the Arctic is a hard slog for a Southern California boy.

If you slog through or slog your way through something, you persist until it is finished, despite the effort: For the last 200 yards we had to slog our way through loose gravel.

trudge

plod

Move slowly, heavily

  • trudgeWalk slowly, heavily
  • trekArduous overland journey
  • trampWandering homeless person

march · lumber · shuffle · stagger · stomp · wade · traipse · footslog · schlep · drag

effort

toil

Strenuous, prolonged effort

  • grindCrush into particles
  • laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
  • struggleLabored effort against resistance

exertion · work · strain · push · persevere · persist · endure · sweat · strive · fight

arduous

grueling

Extremely tiring and demanding

strenuous · laborious · tough · punishing · backbreaking · draining · tiring · wearisome · hard · difficult

tedium

monotony

Tiresome lack of change

repetition · boredom · tedium · chore · daily grind · dullness · sameness · plodding · dreary · uninspiring

hit

strike

Forceful impact or stoppage

thwack · whack · bash · belt · clout · swipe · swing · clobber · pummel

Categories
Opposites
effort and exertion

slogbreeze

Light, gentle air movement

coast · cruise · waltz · glide · sail through

manner of movement

slogglide

Move with effortless continuity

float · waltz · sail · drift · skim

work versus rest

slogrest

Cessation of activity

relax · leisure · repose · lounge · laze

Phrases
Family

slough, slogged, slogging, slogs, slogger, sloggers

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G