Labouring and Operative

Labouring

Labouring adjective - Doing arduous or unpleasant work.
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Synonyms for Labouring

Operative and labouring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operative" instead an adjective "Labouring".

Nearby Words: labor, labour, labored, laboured, labourer

Operative

Operative adjective - Being in effective operation.

Labouring and operative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Labouring" instead an adjective "Operative".

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