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toiled

VERB

work hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

strive sweat

STRONG

drive drudge grind labor moil plod plug slave strain struggle tug work

WEAK

knock oneself out peg away push oneself work like a dog

Antonyms

STRONG

be lazy idle laze relax rest

WEAK

neglect

Example Sentences

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The transition might not be working out for Iona Macdonald - but she has no intention of going back to the industry where she toiled for a quarter of a century.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

British officials have toiled behind the scenes to lobby the Trump administration on Ukraine and Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

They toiled fast as they wanted to finish up before the next air raid sent them down to the nearest shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Disney’s board at the time wanted to give Iger, a longtime ABC executive who had toiled years in the shadow of former Chief Executive Michael Eisner, a shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

I couldn’t understand her powers of concentration when she rolled a French knot or toiled over a tatted collar in Sewing class at school.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly