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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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Before becoming a delivery driver, he toiled for nearly two years in factories, working 12-hour shifts while making about $170 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

My mother brought me to this country as a child and toiled with a ferocious determination that afforded our family the means to move farther and farther from the place we started.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 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

He scored on his debut for Roma on Sunday as Villa toiled against Everton, with just Evann Guessand remaining in the squad to support Ollie Watkins up front.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

We learn that things were one way, something happened, and then things were another way: On Monday peasants toiled in the mud for feudal kings.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson