Synonyms of sweating

sweating

verb

present participle of sweat

1

as in laboring

to devote serious and sustained effort

spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laboring
• struggling
• striving
• working
• toiling
• trying
• endeavoring
• tugging
• slaving
• hustling
• humping
• plowing
• grubbing
• straining
• slogging
• digging (away)
• plugging
• drudging
• plodding
• banging away
• pegging (away)
• moiling
• travailing
• fagging
• sweating blood
• exercising
• beavering (away)
• scratching
• applying (oneself)
• buckling (down)
• exerting
• attacking
• hammering (away)
• driving
• wading
• pitching in
• overworking
• trudging
• digging in
• overexerting
• essaying
• scrabbling
• grinding (out)
• knuckling down
• eking out
• putting out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaking
• slackening
• chilling
• lounging
• idling
• easing (up)
• loafing
• resting
• hanging (around or out)
• letting up
• shirking
• lazing
• bumming
• dallying
• lolling
• relaxing
• basking
• hacking (around)
• playing
• hanging
• slacking (off)
• goofing (off)
• unwinding
• reposing
• dillydallying
• goldbricking
• trifling
• footling
• dabbling
• vegging out
• doodling
• fooling around
• messing around
• puttering (around)
• goofing (around)
• pottering (around)
• hanging about
• monkeying (around)
• fribbling

2

as in worrying

to experience concern or anxiety

don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worrying
• fretting
• fearing
• stressing
• stewing
• bothering
• troubling
• fussing
• sweating blood
• agonizing
• giving a hang
• pining
• longing
• yearning
• chafing
• despairing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepting
• taking
• sustaining
• enduring
• tolerating
• bearing
• sticking out
• abiding
• stomaching

3

as in dripping

to flow forth slowly through small openings

the oil coat may sweat through this varnish

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dripping
• weeping
• flowing
• bleeding
• seeping
• oozing
• exuding
• percolating
• straining
• transuding
• trickling
• dribbling
• emanating
• emitting
• venting
• giving off
• springing
• discharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pouring
• streaming
• flooding
• surging
• gushing

4

as in interrogating

slang to put a series of questions to

the narcotics squad tried sweating the mule, but he was genuinely clueless about the inner workings of the drug operation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrogating
• examining
• questioning
• pumping
• grilling
• quizzing
• catechizing
• querying
• picking the brains of
• giving the third degree to
• debriefing
• harassing
• pestering
• cross-examining
• annoying
• hounding
• cross-questioning
• canvassing
• polling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sweating

For most of that session, Melton squatted behind the plate, sweating and catching bullpens for pitchers who had more experience and more college offers. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

So hot that the guy in the brown wig was visibly sweating through his sleeveless jean jacket. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026

This cliffhanger is gonna keep you sweating through the weekend! — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

The department said officers approached and reportedly found the male driver sweating profusely and unable to operate the car's headlights. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Other ways to reduce flares in the summer include wearing lightweight, breathable fabrics to minimize friction and sweat accumulation on plaques, showering promptly after sweating, and applying emollients to maintain your skin barrier. — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026

The roomy square toe on this pair gives your feet extra space, while the airy fabric prevents sweating. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

But for some people, sweating too much becomes downright obtrusive, stressful and even embarrassing. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

But sweating in the sun to watch a band like the Spits, another Mosswood favorite, was worth pre-planning to get into the pit. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026