Entry Word: toil

Function: noun

Meaning: very hard or unpleasant work <after years of toil in a sweatshop, Kim was finally able to start her own dressmaking business>

Synonyms drudgery, grind, labor, slavery, sweat, travail

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

Near Antonyms ease, leisure, relaxation, repose, rest; amusement, diversion, entertainment, recreation, sport; idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness

Antonyms fun, play