toiled

VERB

work hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

strive sweat

STRONG

drive drudge grind labor moil plod plug slave strain struggle tug work

WEAK

knock oneself out peg away push oneself work like a dog

Antonyms

STRONG

be lazy idle laze relax rest

WEAK

neglect

Example Sentences

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toiled

Rory McIlroy says "he felt lost" as he toiled to a 66th-place finish - 25 strokes behind champion Scottie Scheffler - at the St Jude Championship.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Most players who have toiled in the minor league system debut in front of applauding friends and family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Veteran Jessica Pegula, 32, the top-ranked American who also toiled away on the sport’s lower tier before becoming a top-10 mainstay, appreciates Liu’s resolve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Casemiro, 34, showed his age as he toiled in the heat before he was replaced at half-time as Morocco dominated without adding to the lead given to them by Ismael Saibari.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

And so they toiled on, with painful effort.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman