Synonyms of toiled

toiled

verb

past tense of toil

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort

toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• labored
• struggled
• worked
• endeavored
• tried
• slaved
• tugged
• strove
• hustled
• plowed
• grubbed
• sweat
• slogged
• plodded
• dug (away)
• travailed
• drudged
• humped
• fagged
• pegged (away)
• plugged
• strained
• banged away
• beavered (away)
• moiled
• applied (oneself)
• sweat blood
• essayed
• attacked
• hammered (away)
• exerted
• buckled (down)
• exercised
• pitched in
• drove
• scratched
• dug in
• trudged
• waded
• overworked
• scrabbled
• eked out
• knuckled down
• ground (out)
• overexerted
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• broke
• slackened
• lounged
• idled
• eased (up)
• loafed
• shirked
• dallied
• chilled
• lazed
• rested
• let up
• basked
• hung (around or out)
• lolled
• played
• reposed
• bummed
• hacked (around)
• hung
• slacked (off)
• relaxed
• goofed (off)
• dabbled
• unwound
• trifled
• dillydallied
• goldbricked
• doodled
• footled
• vegged out
• fooled around
• puttered (around)
• messed around
• pottered (around)
• hung about
• goofed (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• fribbled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of toiled

As Pa, Ma, Mary and Laura toiled to make Independence their new home, a combination of unfortunate setbacks brought them to set out on this journey all over again. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Onana has toiled to stay fit for Villa since joining in 2024, yet the latest injury is the most damaging. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Most players who have toiled in the minor league system debut in front of applauding friends and family. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

For 17 generations, Wietse Van Der Werf’s forebears toiled as dockworkers, shipbuilders, and sea captains in the Netherlands and its colonies. — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026

An immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Quezada had toiled 18 hours a day running a bodega in New Jersey. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

For 10 long years, the sovereign toiled in a 2-by-10-foot castle antechamber to create the perfect beer. — Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026

The Maine East and Wabash Valley College alum was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the MLB draft in 2019 and has toiled in the minor leagues with the Brewers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies and the Dodgers. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

Cassie’s sister Lexi (Maude Apatow) toiled as an assistant on a nighttime soap opera. — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026