Synonyms and antonyms of Hard work and effort in British Thesaurus

heavy lifting (noun)

informal difficult work that needs a lot of effort

ask (noun)

something you think is going to be very difficult to achieve or succeed in

work (noun)

activity that involves physical or mental effort

care (noun)

effort and attention

challenge (noun)

something that needs a lot of skill, energy, and determination to deal with or achieve, especially something you have never done before and will enjoy doing

war (noun)

a determined and organized effort to control or stop something, for example a disease or crime

effort (noun)

physical or mental energy needed to do something

labour (noun)

work, especially hard physical work

undertaking (noun)

something difficult or complicated that you do

pursuit (noun)

the process of trying to achieve something

a long pull ()

a lot of effort to achieve something over a long period of time

application (noun)

formal hard work and determination that you put into something for a long period

blitz (noun)

a special effort to finish a job or to deal with a problem quickly and thoroughly

blood, sweat, and tears ()

a lot of effort and hard work

crusade (noun)

an effort over a long time to achieve something that you strongly believe is morally right

dedication (noun)

the large amount of time and effort that someone spends on something

devotion (noun)

the process of spending a lot of time or energy on an activity

diligence (noun)

formal the attitude or behaviour of someone who works very hard and very carefully

drive (noun)

a big effort to achieve something, especially by a company or government

effort (noun)

the activities of people who are working together to achieve a particular aim

exertion (noun)

great physical or mental effort

forced labour (noun)

hard physical work that someone is forced to do

graft (noun)

Britishinformal effort needed for doing hard work

grind (noun)

informal something that is hard work, boring, and tiring because it takes a lot of your time and energy

industry (noun)

formal hard work and effort

labor ()

the American spelling of labour

long haul (noun)

a long period of hard work

marathon (noun)

an activity that takes a long time to complete and needs a lot of energy and determination

overwork (noun)

more work than is good for someone

paper chase (noun)

informal an attempt to do something that involves reading and writing a lot of documents, and that takes a long time

slave labour (noun)

hard work that is done by people who are forced to work for no money or for very little money

slog (noun)

informal something that is difficult or boring and seems to take a long time

spadework (noun)

British preparation and hard work that has to be done at the beginning of a project

strain (noun)

physical effort or pressure

sweat (noun)

informal hard work

sweated labour (noun)

hard work that people are paid very little for, or the people who do this type of work

toil (noun)

literary difficult and tiring work, especially physical work

yakka (noun)

Australianinformal work

your level best ()

if you do your level best, you try to do something as well as you can

zeal (noun)

great energy, effort, and enthusiasm