Bask and Moil

Opposite meaning words

Bask verb - To refrain from labor or exertion.

Usage example: we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday

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Moil is an antonym for bask.

Nearby Word: basking

Moil verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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Bask is an antonym for moil.

Nearby Words: moiling, moiled

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