toil on

VERB

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue combat continue engage in force maintain oppose resist support

STRONG

bicker buck conduct contest defy dispute effect endure further hassle persevere persist prosecute repel row squabble strive struggle travail traverse uphold wage withstand wrangle

WEAK

buckle down carry on exert oneself fall out hammer away lay into light into make a stand against push forward put up an argument spare no effort stand up to take on take pains tangle with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply ignore let go neglect surrender

STRONG

cease concur forget give in give up halt idle leave quit stop yield

WEAK

believe make peace uphold

Example Sentences

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Most toil on the building sites of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia or in hotels and factories there, while others work in India and Malaysia.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Stand-ups who toil on the comedy club circuit are thankful for the exposure the show provided.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

Jack Leach is denied a wicket as Joe Root drops Usman Khawaja on 28 as England toil on day two of the fourth Test in Sydney.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2022

But watching VanVleet toil on an also-ran would have been a drag.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2020

That being done, he felt that he was ready to ‘hide his stricken heart, and still toil on’.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

toil on

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