Synonyms of toils

toils 1 of 2

noun

plural of toil

as in tangle

something that catches and holds

a married woman hopelessly caught in the toils of an extramarital affair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangle
• trap
• web
• entanglement
• snare
• morass
• quicksand
• quagmire
• labyrinth
• noose
• net
• maze
• mesh(es)
• tanglement
• snarl
• knot
• cobweb
• cat's cradle
• spiderweb

toils

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of toil

as in labors

to devote serious and sustained effort

toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• labors
• struggles
• strives
• works
• endeavors
• slaves
• tries
• hustles
• tugs
• sweats
• travails
• plows
• drudges
• slogs
• plods
• digs (away)
• grubs
• humps
• pegs (away)
• plugs
• strains
• fags
• bangs away
• beavers (away)
• sweats blood
• moils
• applies (oneself)
• hammers (away)
• buckles (down)
• attacks
• exerts
• knuckles down
• pitches in
• overworks
• wades
• drives
• exercises
• essays
• trudges
• scratches
• digs in
• ekes out
• grinds (out)
• overexerts
• scrabbles
• puts out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaks
• slackens
• eases (up)
• shirks
• dallies
• lazes
• rests
• lets up
• basks
• hangs (around or out)
• idles
• chills
• slacks (off)
• loafs
• reposes
• unwinds
• bums
• lolls
• goldbricks
• lounges
• relaxes
• goofs (off)
• hacks (around)
• dillydallies
• plays
• hangs
• dabbles
• trifles
• footles
• fribbles
• vegges out
• putters (around)
• fools around
• veges out
• doodles
• goofs (around)
• monkeys (around)
• potters (around)
• hangs about
• messes around