Synonyms of beavered (away)

beavered (away)

verb

past tense of beaver (away)

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort

he's been beavering away at the various courses for his dinner party all day long, hoping to impress his new friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• labored
• struggled
• worked
• dug (away)
• endeavored
• tried
• pegged (away)
• hammered (away)
• plowed
• applied (oneself)
• tugged
• toiled
• slaved
• grubbed
• sweat
• banged away
• hustled
• plugged
• humped
• sweat blood
• strove
• buckled (down)
• fagged
• strained
• plodded
• pitched in
• travailed
• moiled
• drudged
• slogged
• dug in
• knuckled down
• attacked
• ground (out)
• exercised
• exerted
• scratched
• eked out
• essayed
• overworked
• drove
• put out
• waded
• overexerted
• scrabbled
• trudged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eased (up)
• broke
• hacked (around)
• slackened
• slacked (off)
• chilled
• hung (around or out)
• idled
• let up
• dallied
• loafed
• shirked
• goofed (off)
• lounged
• rested
• relaxed
• dillydallied
• lazed
• bummed
• goldbricked
• played
• pottered (around)
• basked
• reposed
• lolled
• unwound
• hung
• puttered (around)
• vegged out
• monkeyed (around)
• footled
• trifled
• fooled around
• goofed (around)
• hung about
• dabbled
• messed around
• doodled
• fribbled