toil

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈtȯi(-ə)l

: long strenuous fatiguing labor

archaic

: struggle, battle

: laborious effort

toilful

ˈtȯi(-ə)l-fəl How to pronounce toil (audio)

adjective

toilfully

ˈtȯi(-ə)l-fə-lē How to pronounce toil (audio)

adverb

toil

2 of 3

verb

toiled; toiling; toils

intransitive verb

: to work hard and long

: to proceed with laborious effort : plod

transitive verb

archaic : overwork

archaic : to get or accomplish with great effort

toiler

ˈtȯi-lər

noun

toil

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a net to trap game

: something by which one is held fast or inextricably involved : snare, trap

—usually used in plural

caught in the toils of the law

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English toile, from Anglo-French toyl, from toiller

Verb

Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat — more at contusion

Noun (2)

Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile, Latin tela cloth on a loom — more at subtle

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

toil 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in labor

very hard or unpleasant work after years of toil in a sweatshop, Kim was finally able to start her own dressmaking business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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labor
effort
drudgery
sweat
pains
drudge
travail
exertion
grind
fatigue
slavery
struggle
moil
trouble
donkeywork
responsibility
tedium
job
duty
spadework
obligation
chore
treadmill
routine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rest
leisure
ease
play
fun
relaxation
repose
amusement
idleness
entertainment
recreation
decompression
diversion
sport
inertia
inactivity
loafing
dalliance
dormancy
inertness
lolling
lounging
dallying
goldbricking

toil

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in tangle

usually toils plural something that catches and holds a married woman hopelessly caught in the toils of an extramarital affair

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

toil

3 of 3

verb

as in to labor

to devote serious and sustained effort toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture

Synonyms & Similar Words

labor
struggle
work
sweat
travail
drudge
strive
slave
moil
plow
endeavor
slog
hustle
tug
try
strain
grub
plod
bang away
hump
sweat blood
fag
plug
peg (away)
pitch in
dig (away)
exercise
beaver (away)
overwork
trudge
exert
scratch
knuckle down
essay
attack
drive
eke out
wade
dig in
buckle (down)
overexert
apply (oneself)
scrabble
hammer (away)
put out
grind (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

break
slacken
shirk
ease (up)
idle
rest
bum
bask
chill
repose
laze
lounge
loaf
let up
relax
hang (around or out)
unwind
dally
slack (off)
goof (off)
loll
hack (around)
play
trifle
hang
goldbrick
dabble
dillydally
footle
veg out
fool around
hang about
goof (around)
doodle
monkey (around)
mess around
potter (around)
putter (around)
fribble

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of toil are drudgery, grind, labor, travail, and work. While all these words mean "activity involving effort or exertion," toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor.

his lot would be years of back-breaking toil

Although the words drudgery and toil have much in common, drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor.

an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery

The words grind and toil can be used in similar contexts, but grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body.

the grind of the assembly line

The words labor and toil are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion.

farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor

While the synonyms travail and toil are close in meaning, travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering.

years of travail were lost when the house burned

The meanings of work and toil largely overlap; however, work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force.

too tired to do any work

单词	toil
释义	toil 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈtȯi(-ə)l 1 : long strenuous fatiguing labor 2 archaic a : struggle, battle b : laborious effort toilful ˈtȯi(-ə)l-fəl adjective toilfully ˈtȯi(-ə)l-fə-lē adverb toil 2 of 3 verb toiled; toiling; toils intransitive verb 1 : to work hard and long 2 : to proceed with laborious effort : plod transitive verb 1 archaic : overwork 2 archaic : to get or accomplish with great effort toiler ˈtȯi-lər noun toil 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 : a net to trap game 2 : something by which one is held fast or inextricably involved : snare, trap —usually used in plural caught in the toils of the law Synonyms Noun (1) donkeywork drudge drudgery fatigue grind labor moil slavery sweat travail Verb bang away beaver (away) dig (away) drudge endeavor fag grub hump hustle labor moil peg (away) plod plow plug slave slog strain strive struggle sweat travail tug work Noun (2) entanglement mesh(es) morass net noose quagmire quicksand snare tanglement trap web See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb workers toiling in the fields They were toiling up a steep hill. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English toile, from Anglo-French toyl, from toiller Verb Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat — more at contusion Noun (2) Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile, Latin tela cloth on a loom — more at subtle First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun (2) circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition toil 1 of 2 noun ˈtȯil : long hard labor toil 2 of 2 verb toiled; toiling 1 : to work hard and long 2 : to go on with effort They were toiling up a steep hill. toil 1 of 3 noun (1) as in labor very hard or unpleasant work after years of toil in a sweatshop, Kim was finally able to start her own dressmaking business Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance labor effort drudgery sweat pains drudge travail exertion grind fatigue slavery struggle moil trouble donkeywork responsibility tedium job duty spadework obligation chore treadmill routine Antonyms & Near Antonyms rest leisure ease play fun relaxation repose amusement idleness entertainment recreation decompression diversion sport inertia inactivity loafing dalliance dormancy inertness lolling lounging dallying goldbricking See More toil 2 of 3 noun (2) as in tangle usually toils plural something that catches and holds a married woman hopelessly caught in the toils of an extramarital affair Synonyms & Similar Words tangle morass quagmire trap quicksand entanglement labyrinth net web snare noose maze tanglement mesh(es) snarl cobweb knot cat's cradle spiderweb toil 3 of 3 verb as in to labor to devote serious and sustained effort toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture Synonyms & Similar Words labor struggle work sweat travail drudge strive slave moil plow endeavor slog hustle tug try strain grub plod bang away hump sweat blood fag plug peg (away) pitch in dig (away) exercise beaver (away) overwork trudge exert scratch knuckle down essay attack drive eke out wade dig in buckle (down) overexert apply (oneself) scrabble hammer (away) put out grind (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms break slacken shirk ease (up) idle rest bum bask chill repose laze lounge loaf let up relax hang (around or out) unwind dally slack (off) goof (off) loll hack (around) play trifle hang goldbrick dabble dillydally footle veg out fool around hang about goof (around) doodle monkey (around) mess around potter (around) putter (around) fribble See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of toil are drudgery, grind, labor, travail, and work. While all these words mean "activity involving effort or exertion," toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor. his lot would be years of back-breaking toil Although the words drudgery and toil have much in common, drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor. an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery The words grind and toil can be used in similar contexts, but grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body. the grind of the assembly line The words labor and toil are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion. farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor While the synonyms travail and toil are close in meaning, travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering. years of travail were lost when the house burned The meanings of work and toil largely overlap; however, work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work
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