Synonyms for labor

noun

1. The act of doing work

   activity, toil, operation; see work 2.

2. Work to be done

   task, employment, undertaking; see job 2.

3. Exertion required in work

   effort, exertion, energy, industry, diligence, strain, stress, pull, push, drudgery, travail; see also effort 1, exercise 1.

4. The body of workers

   laborers, employees, wage earners, workers, workingmen, operatives, proletariat, blue-collar workers, work force, labor force, working people, employee(s); see also labor union, worker.

   Antonyms employer*, capitalist, businessperson.

5. Childbirth

   parturition, giving birth, contractions, labor pains; see birth 1.

verb