MOILS Synonyms: 219 Similar and Opposite Words

moils 1 of 2

noun

plural of moil

as in commotions

a state of noisy, confused activity went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world

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as in efforts

very hard or unpleasant work fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont

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moils

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verb

present tense third-person singular of moil

as in struggles

to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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as in swirls

to be in a state of violent rolling motion the angry mob moiled around the courthouse

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Noun

Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of commotions

Noun

Clues about classified material Included among the Epstein files is an eight-page timeline of the FBI's New York office's initial efforts last year to track down and deliver its voluminous files to the Justice Department's Washington headquarters.

— Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
His efforts to end diplomatic isolation have included visits to Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of efforts

Verb

Special teams struggles a bit Kicker Zane Gonzalez missed a 43-yard field goal attempt in the fourth quarter, extending the special teams issues for the Dolphins on a day when special teams seemed to be doing OK.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
This provides a specialized foundation if your student struggles primarily with math.

— Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of struggles

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But unlike when Kruger first started producing conceptual art some five decades ago, similar language now swirls all around us more than ever.

— Amy Verner, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Max Martin, Grande sings of blowing through breakups and make-ups and enduring mounting exhaustion with mass notoriety while the music swirls patiently and frequently angrily underneath.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of swirls

Noun

Gary Griggs, a geologist at UC Santa Cruz, said the elevated water levels are linked to El Niño conditions and ocean disturbances known as Kelvin waves.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Sleep disturbances are common in depression, and night owls (who tend to get less sleep than early birds) are likely to have more and worse depressive symptoms.

— Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbances

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

Definition of sweats

Verb

Thoroughly unimpressed by her suburban idyll, and evidently unmoved by her responsibilities as wife and mother, Denise labors in her basement on a novel whose protagonist wishes to forsake her family for a life in New York.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Every man and woman who labors in the construction industry deserves that.

— Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of labors

Verb

In a flowing, ice-blond wig, Ashford’s character spins an escalating series of imperial atrocities.

— Mariah Kreutter, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The Roadster 2 reaches over 26 feet in the air through its cold-gas thrusters, spins once in mid-air, then uses the same tech to land safely.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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