donkeywork

don·key·work

noun
\ˈdäŋ-kē-ˌwərk, ˈdəŋ-, ˈdȯŋ-\

Definition of DONKEYWORK

: monotonous and routine work : drudgery

Examples of DONKEYWORK

1. <the donkeywork involved in setting up one's own start-up software firm>

First Known Use of DONKEYWORK

1920

Related to DONKEYWORK

Synonyms: ¹toil, drudge, drudgery, fatigue, grind, labor, moil, slavery, sweat, travail

Antonyms: fun, play

Related Words: spadework; effort, exertion, pains, struggle, trouble; chore, duty, job, obligation, responsibility; routine, tedium, treadmill

Near Antonyms: decompression, ease, leisure, relaxation, repose, rest; amusement, dalliance, diversion, entertainment, recreation, sport; dormancy, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness; dallying, goldbricking, loafing, lolling, lounging

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Rhymes with DONKEYWORK

Atatürk, basketwork, bodywork, busywork, cabinetwork, city clerk, clean-and-jerk, crewelwork, fancywork, handiwork, journeywork, lacquerwork, latticework, leatherwork, masterwork, metalwork, needlework, openwork, out of work, overwork, paperwork, plasterwork, shipping clerk, social work, soda jerk, stated clerk, trestlework, wickerwork, wonderwork