Synonyms of toils

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toils 1 of 2

noun

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

toils

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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