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Synonyms for be labored
verb dwell on

rehash
pound

overwork
repeat

beat a dead horse
go on about

hammer home

Synonyms
verb criticize harshly

scold
castigate
berate
blister
jaw
ridicule

flay
attack
censure
belabor
lampoon
baste

abuse
upbraid
lambaste
fulminate
satirize
bawl out

chew out
tell off
exprobate
tear into
tongue-lash

Antonyms

compliment
praise
protect

flatter
defend
support

approve

Synonyms
verb criticize, attack

assail
battle

belabor
invade

lambaste
fire at

let fly at
set about

Antonyms

compliment

praise

Synonyms
verb go to extremes; carry too far

overrate
overplay
exaggerate
overstate
overreach
magnify
stretch
hype
overwork
overload

belabor
pressure
fatigue
puff
overburden
overindulge
amplify
run riot
wear down
overvalue

overestimate
overuse
overtire
overtax
be intemperate
bite off too much
do to death
drive oneself
go overboard
go too far

lay it on
make federal case
not know when to stop
pile on
run into the ground
strain oneself
talk big
wear oneself out

Antonyms

play down
decrease

lessen
compress

ignore
neglect

Synonyms
verb beat; throw hard

bombard
pummel
shower
batter
hurl
assail
pound
belabor

hammer
career
belt
speed
swat
charge
strike
dash

sling
rush
rain
wallop
shoot
knock
stone
tear

pour
cast
thrash
pepper
lapidate

Antonyms

slow

tap

lose

Synonyms
verb crush; beat rhythmically

pummel
wallop
bruise
pulse
belabor
powder
hammer

pulverize
pelt
tramp
thump
strike
hit
throb

stomp
buffet
batter
palpitate
pulsate
drub
clobber

thrash
triturate
comminute
pestle
malleate

Antonyms

fail
lose

give up
be still

Synonyms
verb accentuate, emphasize

repeat
underline
underscore
headline
accent

spot
feature
belabor
spotlight
italicize

dwell on
harp on
play up
lay emphasis on
make emphatic

point up
rub in

Antonyms

attenuate

reduce

relax

Synonyms
verb flail about; beat

pummel
overwhelm
beat up
rout
trounce
spank
crush
clobber
defeat
paste
maul
whip
trim

pound
toss
wallop
belabor
seesaw
cane
kill
pitch
tan
belt
pelt
wax
lambaste

flagellate
strike
trash
lick
murder
jerk
punish
writhe
buffet
batter
slaughter
bury
rush

chasten
scourge
stir
chastise
surge
thresh
flog
birch
toss and turn
work over
tan one’s hide

Antonyms

surrender
create
praise
guard
protect

comfort
lose
encourage
inspirit
bear

give birth
tap
cheer
be still

Synonyms
verb dwell on

belabor
harp on

dwell upon
flog a dead horse

linger over

Synonyms
verb beat

knob
pound
handle

pummel
club
cudgel

maul
belabor
strike

thwack
saddlebow
finial

Synonyms
verb beat

assault
cane
castigate
slap
ram
bruise
spank
belabor
hammer
belt
pummel
pelt
cudgel
trounce

maltreat
swat
lambaste
flagellate
club
punish
thump
collide
buffet
punch
thrash
batter
clout
assail

whale
slug
bash
flail
bat
thwack
drub
smack
mash
flog
maul
pound
rap
smash

whip
crush
baste
strike
lick
hit
knock
break
bang
wallop
box
lash
rain blows on

Antonyms

compliment
praise
mend
surrender

protect
tap
fix
fail

lose
let go

Synonyms
verb thrash

trim
cane
pummel
overwhelm
toss
wallop
spank
belabor
seesaw
pound
kill
pitch
tan

whip
belt
bury
rout
trounce
crush
wax
lambaste
flagellate
strike
trash
stir
lick

murder
jerk
punish
writhe
buffet
batter
slaughter
paste
flail
rush
chasten
scourge
chastise

clobber
surge
defeat
flog
maul
pelt
beat up
birch
toss and turn
work over
tan one’s hide

Antonyms

surrender
create
compliment
praise
guard
protect
aid

comfort
lose
fail
give up
bear
give birth
tap

let go
encourage
inspirit
cheer
help