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Synonyms and Antonyms of elbow grease

the active use of energy in producing a result
  • with a little polish and a lot of elbow grease, I was able to make the old silver teapot shine again
Synonyms of elbow grease

effort, exertion, expenditure, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, while, work
Words Related to elbow grease

drudgery, grind, slog, strain, toil, travail

dint, energy

force, might, muscle, power, puissance

attempt, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack
Near Antonyms of elbow grease

adroitness, ease, facility, fluency, smoothness

dormancy, idleness, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, languor, laziness, quiescence

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