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drudge

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of drudge

1 a person who does very hard or dull work

  • worked like a drudge at a low-paying job that had few benefits
Synonyms of drudge

dogsbody [chiefly British], drone, drudger, fag, foot soldier, grub, grubber, grunt, laborer, peon, plugger, slave, slavey, slogger, toiler, worker
Words Related to drudge

workhorse

serf
Near Antonyms of drudge

goldbrick, shirker

drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard

2 very hard or unpleasant work

  • it took hours of pure drudge to sort through the junk in the basement
Synonyms of drudge

donkeywork, drudgery, fatigue, grind, labor, moil, slavery, sweat, toil, travail
Words Related to drudge

spadework

effort, exertion, pains, struggle, trouble

chore, duty, job, obligation, responsibility

routine, tedium, treadmill
Near Antonyms of drudge

decompression, ease, leisure, relaxation, repose, rest

amusement, dalliance, diversion, entertainment, recreation, sport

dormancy, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness

dallying, goldbricking, loafing, lolling, lounging
Antonyms of drudge

fun, play

drudge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of drudge

to devote serious and sustained effort

  • factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks
Synonyms of drudge

bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work
Words Related to drudge

apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch in

attack, drive

essay, try

exercise, exert, overexert, overwork

eke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratch

trudge, wade
Phrases Synonymous with drudge

sweat blood
Near Antonyms of drudge

break, ease (up), let up, slacken

bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out

bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind

dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

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