labor synonyms

labor

n.

  1. The act of doing work

    activity, toil, operation; see work 2.

  2. Work to be done

    task, employment, undertaking; see job 2.

  3. Exertion required in work

    effort, exertion, energy, industry, diligence, strain, stress, pull, push, drudgery, travail; see also effort 1, exercise 1.

  4. The body of workers

    laborers, employees, wage earners, workers, workingmen, operatives, proletariat, blue-collar workers, work force, labor force, working people, employee(s); see also labor union, worker.

    Antonyms employer*, capitalist*, businessperson. *

  5. Childbirth

    parturition, giving birth, contractions, labor pains; see birth 1.

labor

v.

work, toil, strive; see work 1.

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