toiling
Sweating over work
Toiling is working hard, especially at physically demanding or tedious labor.
The word carries connotations of sustained effort and weariness: farmers toiling in the fields, She spent years toiling away at a job she hated.
Toiling suggests not just work but struggle—effort that extracts a cost.
Tiresome lack of change
- tediumWearisome dullness
- wearinessState of being drained
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
overwork · slog · thankless · grueling · oppressive · burdensome · backbreaking · menial
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
grit · persistence · dedication · commitment · patience · stamina · diligence · doggedness
Effort toward a goal
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- taskWork to be done
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- exertionVigorous physical effort
undertaking · industry · handiwork · craftsmanship · production · execution · chore · striving
Fluid from exertion
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- physicalOf body or matter
- effortApplied energy toward goals
fatigue · workout · dampness · clammy · moisture · heat · dehydration · brow
Involuntary subjugation to another
- slaveryOwnership of people
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- exploitationSelfish use of others
taskmaster · indentured · peonage · serfdom · yoke · captivity · thralldom · coolie
monotony
Tiresome lack of change
exhaustion · overwork · slog · thankless · grueling · oppressive · burdensome · backbreaking · menial · unrewarding
determination
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
fortitude · grit · persistence · dedication · commitment · patience · stamina · diligence · doggedness · resolve
work
Effort toward a goal
exertion · undertaking · industry · handiwork · craftsmanship · production · execution · chore · striving · employment
perspiration
Fluid from exertion
effort · fatigue · workout · dampness · clammy · moisture · heat · dehydration · brow · strain
bondage
Involuntary subjugation to another
- slaveryOwnership of people
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
exploitation · taskmaster · indentured · peonage · serfdom · yoke · captivity · thralldom · coolie
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
- effortstrying, striving, endeavoring, struggling, pushing
- overexertionoverwork, burnout, overtraining, straining, overdrive
- laborlabor, labor union, work, labor force, laborers
- ambitionaspire, ambition, aspiration, goal, strive
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
toilingleisuring
Spending time restfully
vacationing · luxuriating · basking · at ease · at leisure
toil, toilsome, toiled, toils, toiler, toilers, laboriousness