Idle and Moil

Opposite meaning words

Idle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: she likes to idle during the summer, maintaining that there's a lot to be said for sloth

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Moil is an antonym for idle.

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

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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Idle is an antonym for moil in labor topic.

Nearby Words: moiling, moiled

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Moil and Idle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idle/moil

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