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Antonyms for be labored
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-ley-ber |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈleɪ bər |
Definition of be labored
Origin :- 1590s, "to exert one's strength upon," from be- + labor (v.). But figurative sense of "assail with words" is attested somewhat earlier (1590s); and belabored is attested from mid-15c. with a sense of "tilled, cultivated."
- As in lash : verb criticize harshly
- As in lay into : verb criticize, attack
- As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
- As in pelt : verb beat; throw hard
- As in pound : verb crush; beat rhythmically
- As in stress : verb accentuate, emphasize
- As in thrash : verb flail about; beat
- As in belabor : verb dwell on
- As in beat a dead horse : verb dwell on
- As in pommel : verb beat
- As in thresh : verb beat
- As in thresh : verb thrash
Synonyms for be labored
- abuse
- accent
- amplify
- assail
- assault
- attack
- bang
- bash
- baste
- bat
- batter
- battle
- bawl out
- be intemperate
- beat a dead horse
- beat up
- belabor
- belt
- berate
- birch
- bite off too much
- blister
- bombard
- box
- break
- bruise
- buffet
- bury
- cane
- career
- cast
- castigate
- censure
- charge
- chasten
- chastise
- chew out
- clobber
- clout
- club
- collide
- comminute
- crush
- cudgel
- dash
- defeat
- do to death
- drive oneself
- drub
- dwell on
- dwell upon
- exaggerate
- exprobate
- fatigue
- feature
- finial
- fire at
- flagellate
- flail
- flay
- flog
- flog a dead horse
- fulminate
- go on about
- go overboard
- go too far
- hammer
- hammer home
- handle
- harp on
- headline
- hit
- hurl
- hype
- invade
- italicize
- jaw
- jerk
- kill
- knob
- knock
- lambaste
- lampoon
- lapidate
- lash
- lay emphasis on
- lay it on
- let fly at
- lick
- linger over
- magnify
- make emphatic
- make federal case
- malleate
- maltreat
- mash
- maul
- murder
- not know when to stop
- overburden
- overestimate
- overindulge
- overload
- overplay
- overrate
- overreach
- overstate
- overtax
- overtire
- overuse
- overvalue
- overwhelm
- overwork
- palpitate
- paste
- pelt
- pepper
- pestle
- pile on
- pitch
- play up
- point up
- pound
- pour
- powder
- pressure
- puff
- pulsate
- pulse
- pulverize
- pummel
- punch
- punish
- rain
- rain blows on
- ram
- rap
- rehash
- repeat
- ridicule
- rout
- rub in
- run into the ground
- run riot
- rush
- saddlebow
- satirize
- scold
- scourge
- seesaw
- set about
- shoot
- shower
- slap
- slaughter
- sling
- slug
- smack
- smash
- spank
- speed
- spot
- spotlight
- stir
- stomp
- stone
- strain oneself
- stretch
- strike
- surge
- swat
- talk big
- tan
- tan one's hide
- tear
- tear into
- tell off
- thrash
- thresh
- throb
- thump
- thwack
- tongue-lash
- toss
- toss and turn
- tramp
- trash
- trim
- triturate
- trounce
- underline
- underscore
- upbraid
- wallop
- wax
- wear down
- wear oneself out
- whale
- whip
- work over
- writhe
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