DRUDGERIES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

drudgeries

noun

plural of drudgery

as in labors

very hard or unpleasant work in the "good old days" household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure

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Recent Examples of drudgeries Aesthetic experiences were here not reserved for museums or the elite, but folded in along with daily drudgeries. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Your inner lover girl is dying for some time in the sun, for a vacation from your usual drudgeries. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026 For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day. — Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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Noun

There’s a slickness to the carnage that rubs uncomfortably against the film’s humanist ethos, rendering artificial (for all Shen Teng’s trembling and mouth-contorting labors) the horrific tragedies that befall its characters.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
In these labors, Carson is akin to two other recent laureates, Jon Fosse and László Krasznahorkai, our foremost writers of holy fools.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of labors

Noun

The gods themselves are also an unnerving presence, omnipresent beings of colossal power who see humans as their playthings and view Ulysses' toils as some twisted spectator sport.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
There has to be a chance that Jos Buttler’s toils in Sri Lanka and India represent his last ventures on the international stage, and therefore the end of an era.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of toils

Noun

State officials and managers of water agencies said the $7 billion reservoir will be a critical part of California’s efforts to adapt to climate change.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
The case highlights an intensifying battle over semiconductor know-how as Chinese chipmakers narrow the gap with established rivals, putting the race for top engineering talent increasingly at odds with efforts to protect trade secrets.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of efforts

Noun

Dressed in fatigues on the play’s cavernous, military hangar-like set and sporting a slight Southern accent, Whitford’s Jessep feels a world away from Josh Lyman.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Indeed, even after modern jeans were invented in the late 19th century, denim continued to be used to make such apparel as work jackets, prison uniforms, naval fatigues, and jumpsuits.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fatigues

Noun

Lula very pointedly locates the threat differently, emphasizing the ability to resist a foreign power’s undue exertions of leverage.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Ayuso possibly lacks the top-end explosivity, while surely Mas’ legs are not in race-winning shape given his exertions over the past month — but the Mallorcan is in the form of his career.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of exertions

Noun

The elastic waistband and relaxed silhouette are as comfy as sweats but more edgy and pulled together.

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
On Monday, Powlis stood before Judge Elizabeth Shamahs with a dispassionate look on his goateed face, dressed in a black fleece, black sweats and navy New Balance sneakers.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

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