Synonyms of elbow grease

elbow grease

noun

as in effort

the active use of energy in producing a result

with a little polish and a lot of elbow grease, I was able to make the old silver teapot shine again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effort
• work
• pains
• expenditure
• sweat
• trouble
• energy
• labor
• exertion
• while
• power
• toil
• try
• drudgery
• strain
• muscle
• attempt
• might
• dint
• essay
• pass
• endeavor
• trial
• force
• go
• travail
• grind
• stab
• slog
• shot
• whack
• puissance
• fling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facility
• ease
• smoothness
• fluency
• inertia
• inaction
• inactivity
• laziness
• idleness
• dormancy
• indolence
• adroitness
• quiescence
• languor

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• facility
• ease
• smoothness
• fluency
• inertia
• inaction
• inactivity
• laziness
• idleness
• dormancy
• indolence
• adroitness
• quiescence
• languor

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