Rest and Toil

Opposite meaning words

Rest noun - Freedom from activity or labor.

Usage example: the coming weekend will provide some much needed rest

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Toil is an antonym for rest.

Nearby Words: restless, rested, restive, resting, restful

Toil noun - Very hard or unpleasant work.

Usage example: after years of toil in a sweatshop, Kim was finally able to start her own dressmaking business

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Rest is an antonym for toil in work hard topic.

Nearby Words: toilsome, toiled, toiler, toilful, toiling

mental rest

mental toil

way

rest way

toil way

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