Meaning & use

toiled

verb·Academic

Worked long and hard, especially at difficult or tiring physical labor.

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The farmers toiled in the fields from sunrise until well after dark.

She toiled over the report for weeks before finally submitting it.

A note on using this word

"Toiled" is the past tense of "toil" and often appears with "over" or "at" to name the task.

Words with a similar meaning

laboredslaved

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Words with an opposite meaning

relaxedrested

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