BELABORING Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

belaboring

verb

present participle of belabor

as in emphasizing

to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely stop belaboring the fact that they're already in debt

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as in attacking

to criticize harshly and usually publicly there's no need to belabor other people's flaws when you're hardly perfect yourself

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as in licking

to strike repeatedly with a whip he belabored a horse almost to the point of death

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Recent Examples of belaboring Blame, too, goes to the Bears, of course, whose political miscalculations have been well-documented by us and others and don’t need belaboring here. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 At risk of belaboring the Wallacaissaince, this is an especially fun conversation for structure nerds and systems heads. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 The civil trial between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively has been postponed for two months, belaboring an already laborious process. —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

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Book warned that these conditions pose significant dangers for those living on the streets, emphasizing that even when temperatures dip slightly below 110 degrees, the heat remains hazardous for those suffering from dehydration.

— Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Amazon aims to bridge immediate post-disaster gaps, emphasizing proactive community engagement and coordination, while acknowledging that portable tech supports, but doesn't replace, long-term resilience investments.

— Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026