toil
Exhausting manual effort
Toil is hard, exhausting labor—work that drains and wears you down: Years of toil in the fields left his hands calloused.
The word carries connotations of drudgery and thanklessness.
As a verb, to toil is to work strenuously: She toiled through the night to finish the report.
To toil away emphasizes the grinding persistence of such effort.
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- strainExcessive stretching force
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
elbow grease · backbreaking · hard work · graft · legwork · manual labor · heavy lifting · blood sweat and tears
Crush into particles
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- tediumWearisome dullness
- choreRoutine domestic task
plodding · routine · menial · humdrum · unrewarding · thankless · repetitive · wearisome
Labored effort against resistance
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- travailArduous, painful exertion
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
tribulation · suffering · servitude · bondage · oppression · exploitation · sweatshop · grueling
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
persistence · endurance · stamina · fortitude · resilience · doggedness · stick-to-itiveness · plugging away
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- wearinessState of being drained
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- overworkToil to exhaustion
- drainChannel for wastewater
tiredness · spent · frazzle · worn out · bone-tired · depleted · run-down · overtaxed
Physical task performer
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- serfBonded agricultural laborer
- workerPerson who toils
- farmhandAgricultural employee
migrant · wage slave · blue-collar · working class · proletariat · dockworker · field hand · navvy
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
struggle · elbow grease · backbreaking · hard work · graft · legwork · manual labor · heavy lifting · blood sweat and tears · industriousness
grind
Crush into particles
chore · plodding · routine · menial · humdrum · unrewarding · thankless · repetitive · wearisome · laborious
struggle
Labored effort against resistance
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- travailArduous, painful exertion
ordeal · tribulation · suffering · servitude · bondage · oppression · exploitation · sweatshop · grueling · punishing
determination
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
dedication · persistence · endurance · stamina · fortitude · resilience · doggedness · stick-to-itiveness · plugging away · unrelenting
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
drain · tiredness · spent · frazzle · worn out · bone-tired · depleted · run-down · overtaxed · grinding down
laborer
Physical task performer
farmhand · migrant · wage slave · blue-collar · working class · proletariat · dockworker · field hand · navvy · coolie
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
- work ethicdiligence, hard worker, industriousness, go-getter, hard work
- peasantryserfs, tenant farmers, villagers, common folk, laborers
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- farm lifefarm, farmer, farmers, farming, barn
- labourmanual labour, forced labour, child labour, labourer, drudgery
toilleisure
Free time for relaxation
play · recreation · fun · entertainment · relaxation
- double double toil and trouble
- physical toilExhausting manual labor