LABORED Synonyms: 192 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of labored

as in manufactured

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verb

past tense of labor

as in struggled

to devote serious and sustained effort the young lawyer labored most of the weekend over the difficult legal brief

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Adjective

No, what’s stuck in my head is Morocco’s Round of 32 victory over the Netherlands on the very last, labored breath of the match. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026 The recording of the voice-over was in a sense more of a labored experience than the filming. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 June 2026

Verb

Wrobleski labored his previous two starts, giving up 12 runs and eight homers in 10 1/3 innings. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for labored

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Adjective

The company also uses technology to move brands away from what Anderson calls manufactured moments, the single day a year set aside for a cause before the conversation disappears again.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The twister shoved a porch several feet from its manufactured home, according to the report.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026

Definition of manufactured

Verb

Salas struggled offensively throughout 2024, missed almost all of 2025 because of a stress reaction in his back and plummeted on prospect lists as a result.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Cuba’s daily grind takes its toll The day before classes started, Yurima Izaguirre struggled to pull up last year’s school uniform on the youngest of her three children.

— Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of struggled

Verb

Unlike the repeatability of CNC production, each Eagle & Summit is individually worked by experienced engraving artisans directly on the titanium surface.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
The couple bid $5 million, and worked with Central Bank to put in their $10 million total bid.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of worked

Adjective

There was nothing particularly novel about the show’s premise, but the scripts were refreshingly dense with jokes, prioritizing laughs over contrived drama or seasonlong relationship arcs.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
But the attention on Cunningham’s comments, the contrived outrage over a fictional trans athlete draft and dumb stunts by former NBA players may have helped drive more folks toward watching the league’s games.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of contrived

Verb

Whatever people think of the film, it was endeavored to be made with purely with the process at its heart.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Italy’s defense ministry transferred ownership to the town of Affi in 2018, and in 2022 the University of Florence endeavored on a study to map the bunker’s expansive reach.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of endeavored

Adjective

While most of the vandals ripping down automatic license plate readers prefer to go incognito, an Albuquerque character named Jevon Martinez isn’t afraid to show his face.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Shohei Ohtani struck out four consecutive times for the first time this season, including in the 10th with an automatic runner at third.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of automatic

Verb

While Vonnegut toiled in a malt syrup factory, several other prisoners were assigned to labor details clearing out the rubble left behind from the bombings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Senior tight end Ryan Wynn may have toiled in the shadows a year ago during Oswego’s surprising run to the Class 8A state championship game but his impact didn’t go unnoticed.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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