Idle and Laborious

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Idle adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.

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Laborious is an antonym for idle.

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

Laborious adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

Usage example: the volunteers have been commendably laborious in their cleanup of the beach

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Idle is an antonym for laborious in topics: hard, hardworking.

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