I need one word to describe a very tough task or a task which one is unwilling to do.
like in the sentence:
It’s very tough to talk politely with the person who is rude to you.
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asked Sep 1, 2012 at 6:09
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Let’s get downright crude here: It’s a bitch to talk politely with a person who’s rude to you. Typical idiomatic American street talk and locker room lingo. Also heard in classrooms, at sidewalk cafes, and other places where American speakers congregate and jawbone.
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 12:23
If you want alternatives to tough as an attributive adjective, you can take your pick from hard, difficult, irksome, challenging, strenuous, laborious, uphill. All can be used predicatively as well, except the last.
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 7:32
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Arduous is the first word that comes to mind for me.
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 14:15
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If it’s tough in terms of the scale or effort required,
Herculean:
- Of extraordinary difficulty, might, power, size, etc.; of or relating to Hercules in size or strength.
- Requiring a huge amount of work, as a Herculean labour, a Herculean task.
If it’s tough in terms of its unsavouriness,
odious:
- Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
You can find words similar to either sense by using a thesaurus.
Edit:
As per the OP’s comment,
Trying to talk politely with a rude person is an odious task
or, using a tamer synonym,
It is very challenging to talk politely to a person who is rude to you.
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 6:20
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We can use «Herculean» word for the a very tough task
example we can say "a herculean task"
is another word for the same :Extremely difficult
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 7:12
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The first word that came to my mind was ordeal: a difficult, painful experience. Only one word and it’s a noun, not an adjective.
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 19:48
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te·di·ous/ˈtēdēəs/ (Google)
Adjective:
Too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous: «a tedious journey».
Synonyms:
tiresome — wearisome — dull — prosy — irksome — weary
exasperating — (thefreedictionary)
ex·as·per·ate ( g-z s p -r t ). tr.v. ex·as·per·at·ed, ex·as·per·at·ing, ex·as·per·ates.
1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
There are a few more words with a meaning on those lines.
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 7:16
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After your clarification, I’d suggest duty. Duty usually suggests something that is disagreeable or difficult
It is your duty as a police officer to be polite to the public.
Although it can be used for something pleasant, this is in usually in a jocular sense
It is my duty to check the quality of the beer in my local pub
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 6:33
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Labor. I don’t know what OP is looking for exactly, as it’s not clear from his question. But based on OP’s question title labor seems to be the right fit. Here is what the OED has to say:
1. work, esp. hard physical work: the price of repairs includes labor and parts.
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 7:11
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If it is not just unpleasant, but hopeless , perhaps sisyphean
denoting a task that can never be completed.
answered Sep 1, 2012 at 11:25
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What is the proper word for people who is very hardworking?
What is the proper word for people who is very hardworking, aware, tries to be more intelligent, does everything to reach what he want etc. Those people has no friendship, life and anything that useless for their purpose. They have no aim in life except reaching more money, chair and they treats everyone as a person who is usable or wants to use himself. In my language, there is a word for them but when i translate into the english, i have got words like prurient or obese. Thanks for advance.
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Straightforward and business-like, those who are working hard are loyal to their motivations such as family, friends, and future goals. Working hard never goes unnoticed. Here are some slang words related to the concept.
Slang Words for Working Hard (in Alphabetical Order)
All-Nighter
Meaning:
- (Noun) A work that takes all night.
- Example: Matt might pull an all-nighter to perfect tomorrow’s presentation to the Board.
Buckle Down
Meaning:
- (Verb) To get serious about work.
- Example: Buckle down, Sophie. The other department will be throwing rocks at us for pulling out of the project.
Bust a Nut
Meaning:
- (Verb) A nut is commonly used to refer to one’s brainpower so to bust one is to exert one’s full capabilities.
- Example: Yasmine will bust her nut just to get Andrew to like her.
Dog Eat Dog
Meaning:
- (Idiom) A highly competitive area where everyone can and will hurt each other just to succeed.
- Example: The stock market is a dog eat dog world. Don’t go in without knowing anything or you’ll be swallowed whole.
Eager Beaver
Meaning:
- (Noun) Someone who is dedicated and proactive in the job.
- Example: Kimberly offered to make the presentation for the product launch. She’s always an eager beaver.
Extra Mile
Meaning:
- (Noun) An expression for delivering more than what is expected.
- Example: The youth group went the extra mile when they did not only give free snacks to the less fortunate kids but also clothes and school supplies.
Grafter
Meaning:
- (Noun) A British slang for a hard worker.
- Example: Andi is a true grafter. She practices 10 hours a day to perfect her gymnastics routine.
Grind
Meaning:
- (Noun) A street slang for a job that is hard but nonetheless persisted.
- Example: The academic grind will be tripled once you go to college.
Hard Yakka
Meaning:
- (Noun) An Australian slang for very intensive labor.
- Example: Farm work is hard yakka but there’s nothing else I would rather do.
Hustle
Meaning:
- (Verb) A street slang to give one’s all and persevere through.
- Example: Jennie hustles through part-time jobs to support her own education.
Knackered
Meaning:
- (Noun) A British slang for being overly tired after a hard day’s work.
- Example: Rather than lay down and sleep, the knackered Jun plays video games instead.
Smoko
Meaning:
- (Noun) An Australian slang for a work break.
- Example: Mate, let’s take a smoko at the rooftop. My wife packed us meals.
Struggle is Real
Meaning:
- (Expression) A millenial slang that acknowledges how hard life, work, or studies may be.
- Example: The struggle is real as Heidi intensifies her weight training for the Olympics.
Swot
Meaning:
- (Noun) A British slang term for someone who is academically persistent.
- Example: Rose can never be bothered to go to a party. The girl’s a total swot who’s constantly afraid of losing her scholarship and student visa.
Workaholic
Meaning:
- (Noun) A person who cannot be concerned with anything else other than work.
- Example: Philip’s dad was a workaholic who couldn’t go to his baseball games.
With this post of EnglishBix, you would be able to know various interesting adjectives that can be used to describe a Hard Working Person.
There is an old saying – “Hard work is the key to success”. We all see people who truly live every day by this 7-word sentence. Most people underestimate the power of hard word but it is surely a path to fame and success. But remember your hard work never goes unrewarded.
Following is a concise list of another words for hard working individual who gives his very best at work.
1. Efficient: Someone who is efficient works well and quickly and is good at organizing their work in a way that gets the best results
Example: Everything is meant to be utilitarian and efficient, at the expense of relaxation or comfort.
2. Productive: working hard and producing or achieving a lot
Example: Development controls might encourage landholders to use their lands for both scenic and productive purposes, and to retain native vegetation.
3. Committed: loyal to a belief, organization, or group, and willing to work hard for it
Example: His injury-time matchwinner was a fitting reward for a tireless, wholehearted, committed performance.
4. Hard-working: a hard-working person puts a lot of effort into their work
Example: I am hard-working, conscientious, honest and have a lifetime of experience to offer.
5. Conscientious: working hard and careful to do things well
Example: They solicited civic protection for their own conscientious practice of religion, pleading freedom from all oppression and molestation.
6. Diligent: Someone who is diligent works very hard and very carefully.
Example: For flowerbeds, a good hoe or cultivator will be a lot more labor-intensive, but probably as effective if you are diligent.
7. Industrious: always working very hard
Example: She was resourceful, industrious and an extremely skillful and creative cook and homemaker.
8. Assiduous: hard-working and thorough
Example: All involve an assiduous application, as well as research for continuous improvement, and all require a lifelong daily effort.
9. Tireless: working very hard without stopping
Example: The winner will be one local whose tireless efforts continue the tradition of making our area special.
10. Agile: marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware
Example: To compete successfully in these events, runners must train arduously and consistently, be agile and maintain a strategy for the race.
11 Determined: decided; settled; resolved
Example: Determined to make a go of their new life, they decide that women are a distraction they can do without and swear off them for three years.
12. Dexterous: skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body
Example: To build with any efficiency and skill, the colonial crafts-person needed a dexterous hand when wielding both kinds of axes.
13. Diligent: constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything
Example: They will make room in their lives for you only if you are diligent in writing truly impactful blogs.
14. Dynamic: pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic
Example: Instead she makes expansive, wall-filling abstractions in her unique vocabulary of dynamic brushstrokes.
15. Energetic: possessing or exhibiting energy, especially in abundance; vigorous
Example: Further data of the energetic cost of breeding for males and females of other ratite species would be valuable for testing that hypothesis.
16. Enthusiastic: full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent
Example: My inner voice, still remained a loud, enthusiastic, untrained child, frequently shushed and disciplined to sit still.
17. High-spirited: characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity
Example: When Cary shows up to a high-spirited clambake with Ron and his pals, she’s uncomfortable and overdressed in a tight gray ensemble.
18. Painstaking: taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful
Example: She had personally verified about 2,000 casualties through painstaking casework, although she knew these were just the tip of the iceberg.
19. Disciplined: systematic training in obedience to regulations and authority
Example: They are so well-tutored, so disciplined, that they almost relish such examinations of skill and character.
20. Organized: having a formal organization or structure, especially to coordinate or carry out for widespread activities
Example: Towards this objective, HelpAge India has organized a series of physical events for senior citizens including golf tournaments and walkathons.
21. Sedulous: diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
Example: She wondered what sort of herbs they were, which the old man was so sedulous to gather.
22. Ambitious: having the ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.
Example: The pair sensibly attempted a less ambitious integration of moderate-size compositions in the more restricted space upstairs.
23. Hustling: to proceed or work rapidly or energetically
Example: Saturday mornings were usually busy and the park had always been hustling and bustling with morning walkers.
24. Progressive: characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement.
Example: But the mantras actually promote Progressive values if you correct just one bit of raging illogic.
25. Studious: marked by care and effort
Example: Made a studious attempt to fix the television set
26. Expeditious: characterized by speed and efficiency
Example: These issues have been dealt with in an expeditious manner
27. Untiring: characterized by hard work and perseverance
Example: Put on your work shoes, make untiring efforts of dedication, and thus build virtue earnestly
28. Prompt: quick in apprehending or reacting
Example: A prompt or ready response
29. Thoughtful: a considerate and thoughtful act
Example: When you begin eating consciously, with compassion and thoughtfulness, you attain a certain lightness and inner peace
30. Tenacious: having greater than average range
Example: A tenacious memory
31. Preoccupied: engrossed in thought;
Example: He seemed a bit preoccupied.
32. Immersed: involve oneself deeply in a particular activity,
Example: He immersed herself in his work.
33. Vigorous: strong, healthy, and full of energy,
Example: A tall, vigorous, and muscular man is good for beautiful women.
34. Dormant: temporarily inactive or inoperative,
Example: that dormant urge to write fiction has re-emerged
35. Hopping: very active or lively.
Example: He apparently is in the Airline business and is presently island hopping in his work.
36. Engaged: busy; occupied.
Example: He is too much engaged in her work.
37. Employed: having a paid job.
Example: He is employed as a network engineer in the company.
38. Bustling: full of activity.
Example: an absurd and bustling busybody
39. Active: engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits.
Example: although he was seventy he was still robust and active.
40. Indefatigable: persisting tirelessly.
Example: He is an indefatigable defender of human rights.
41. Intent: intention or purpose.
Example: Mark intended on achieving greater efficiency in his work.
42. Laborious: requiring considerable time and effort.
Example: His years of laborious training finally paid off.
43. Persevering: continuing in a course of action despite difficulty.
Example: He has been a remarkably steadfast and persevering man.
44. Persistent: continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
Example: His persistent efforts have finally made him rich.
45. Pertinacious: holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.
Example: He worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions.
46. Unflagging: persistent.
Example: His apparently unflagging enthusiasm impressed her.
47. Busy: having a great deal to do.
Example: He had been too busy to enjoy himself.
48. Dedicated: devoted to a task or purpose.
Example: He is dedicated to achieve his goals by 2024.
49. Diligent: having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.
Example: after diligent searching, he found a parcel.
You can use the words from the above list whenever you want to write about a person who is known for his hard work. Make sure you bookmark it and Keep it handy for your future reference.
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If you aim to drive tons of organic traffic to your website, you should know that this is a very hard work.
Если вы хотите привлечь на свой веб-сайт тонны органического трафика, вы должны знать, что это очень тяжелая работа.
It is a very hard work thru 4-6 month to achieve one goal, that goal being a smile in a face of child with his parents and everyone’s happiness at the end of the day.
Это очень тяжелая работа, 4-6 месяцев кропотливой работы, цель состоит в том, чтобы на лице ребенка и его родителей появилась улыбка и чтобы все были счастливы в конце дня.
Only a few, after a very hard work of making variuos amendments, have a chance to become an actual law.
Только единицы, после кропотливой работы по внесению множества поправок, имеют шанс стать законами.
And, of course, actually the reality is that being a professional musician is a very hard work.
И, конечно, реальность не такая сказочная, и быть профессиональным музыкантом это очень тяжелая работа.
Having heard plenty of different people, you will, probably, consider that to train the child to use a pot is a very hard work.
Наслушавшись разных людей, вы, возможно, будете считать, что приучить ребенка пользоваться горшком — тяжёлый труд.
In a number of regions men and boys consume twice more calories than women and girls though the latter carry out a great deal of a very hard work.
В ряде регионов Третьего мира мальчики и мужчины потребляют вдвое больше калорий, чем девочки и женщины, хотя последние выполняют большую часть тяжелой работы.
The end of 1996 and beginning of 1997 were held in a very hard work to complete the certification flight tests and evidence-based design documentation for the type certificate for the IL-114.
Конец 1996-го и начало 1997-го прошли в очень напряженной работе по завершению сертификационных летных испытаний и оформлению доказательной документации для получения сертификата типа для Ил-114.
making snow is a very hard work, JAKUB!
The conflict had been settled, but at the Oscar-2019 ceremony Gaga said that the acting experience was a very hard work for her.
Конфликт был исчерпан, но на церемонии Оскар-2019 Гага заявила, что актерский опыт был для нее очень тяжелой работой.
Petro Poroshenko thanked the European Commission for the preparation of a legislative proposal and for a very hard work on supporting Ukraine on that track.
Пётр Порошенко поблагодарил Европейскую комиссию за подготовку законодательного предложения и за очень тяжелую работу, которая была сделана, чтобы поддержать Украину на этом пути.
making snow is a very hard work, JAKUB! up and down, let’s shake this bed
Делать снег — тяжёлая работа, Якуб! Раз — перину потрясём, землю снегом занесём!
Thinking is a very hard work!
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hard work — перевод на русский
/hɑːd wɜːk/
I know it’s gonna be hard work, but it’s work that I am prepared… it’s work… I’m sorry.
Я знаю, что предстоит тяжелая работа, но я готова к этому… это работа…
That dance certainly is hard work, ain’t it?
Это танец — тяжелая работа, не так ли?
— Is it hard work?
— Тяжелая работа?
Sorry for the gravediggers. Hard work.
Жаль могильщиков, тяжелая работа в такой мороз.
Takes after his dad for hard work, don’t he?
Как и отца, тяжелая работа.
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It was terribly hard work.
Это был адски тяжелый труд.
-The theatre is nine—tenths hard work.
Я говорил, что театр это на девять десятых тяжелый труд.
I don’t know what tires me the most: the hard work or the humiliation.
Я не знаю, что меня утомляет больше всего: тяжелый труд или унижения.
They get built by hard cash and hard work.
Для строительства нужны живые деньги и тяжелый труд.
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Hard work. Years of it.
Работа, год за годом.
— Must be hard work.
— Работа, наверное, тяжелая.
Hard work and illness.
Работа, болезнь.
Thanks for your hard work, Youta.
Хорошая работа, Йота.
As the old proverb says, hard work breeds a harder soul.
Как гласит старая пословица, «Работа закаляет характер.
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If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives… … itmakesus feel as though our hard work… … ain’tbeenin vainfor nothing.
Если мы принесли немного радости в вашу унылую жизнь мы чувствуем, что наш тяжкий труд был не зря.
Thrift, industry and hard work… and catching the publisher with his secretary.
Усердие, бережливость и тяжкий труд… Кроме того, я застал издателя наедине с секретаршей.
Hard work doesn’t pay at all, it’s time that is misspent.
Тяжкий труд, нам не подходит, лучше мягкий мех.
My superiors appreciated my hard work especially the director
Начальники оценили мой тяжкий труд, особенно директор.
Hard work, honesty.
Тяжкий труд, честность.
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I’d like to have your advice on how to live comfortably without hard work.
Мне нужен твой совет по поводу того, как жить припеваючи и при этом не работать.
Well, you’re used to hard work.
— Вы умеете работать.
But we Clearys know about hard work, don’t we, sister? Not that it got us very far back in Ireland. I don’t want you just to lead the men.
Я хочу сказать, ты будешь не только руководить, но и работать вместе со всеми, ты будешь работать и тогда, когда уже все уйдут.
We’ve still got a lot of hard work ahead of us.
Нам еще работать и работать. И вообще хватит дурака валять!
I know it’s a little risky… and it’s going to be a lot of hard work… but it’s going to be a lot of fun too.
Я знаю, что это рискованно, и придется много работать но это же будет здорово.
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The hard work ennobles man.
Трудная работа облагораживает человека.
Oh, well that’s hard work.
Это очень трудная работа.
Such hard work!
Это очень трудная работа!
Hard work unites us today!
Объединит нас трудная работа.
Terribly hard work, reading 4 pages and answering 2 questions.
Ужасно трудная работа, читать 4 листа и отвечать всего на 2 вопроса.
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Otherwise, though, it’s just hard work.
Большой труд.
Oh, just plain old-fashioned hard work.
Ну, терпенье и труд всё перетрут.
Yeah, well, you know what they say: A little hard work never hurt anyone.
— Труд никогда никому не вредил.
It seems Di’s hard work wasn’t appreciated.
Похоже тяжелый труд Ди не был оценен.
I bless dying people who got nothing out of life but hard work and bills.
Я благословляю умирающих. Всё, чего они добились в жизни, — изнуряющий труд.
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Forget skills or hard work…
Забудьте про навыки и упорный труд.
Hard work and determination have forged the Brantford spirit since our forefathers first settled this town.
Упорный труд и настойчивость присущи духу Брэнтфорда — с тех пор, как наши предки основали этот город.
Faith and hard work, girl because I’ll be damned if you’re going to die before me.
Вера и упорный труд, девочка потому что, будь я проклят, если ты умрешь раньше меня.
I believe in hard work.
Я не верю в везение. Я верю в упорный труд.
Hard work’s mandatory, but we’re afraid to admit the part luck plays.
Упорный труд обязателен, но все боятся признать, какую огромную роль играет везение.
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No, it’s a hard work, guys.
Да нет, это тяжело, ребята.
For the first six or seven years it’ll be hard work.
Первые шесть или семь лет будет тяжело.
— You’re such hard work.
— С тобой так тяжело.
This is hard work, V.
Это тяжело, Ви.
It’s hard work, and sometimes it’s not nice… but it beats scrounging.
Обычно это тяжелая, и временами противная работа но это лучше чем побираться воровством.
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It was hard work, but… you will see…
Это было трудно, но мне удалось.
It’s hard work supporting all of my nine mistresses.
Ты же знаешь, так трудно содержать девять наложниц.
Was it hard work getting the money?
Деньги трудно было забрать?
It’s hard work, not caring.
Это трудно, плевать на все.
That’s going to be very hard work.
Это будет очень трудно.
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тяжелая работа, напряженная работа, трудная работа, упорный труд, труд, трудолюбие, упорная работа, нелегкий труд, усердная работа, большая работа, интенсивная работа, сложная работа, кропотливый труд, нелегкая работа, усердный труд, напряженный труд, большой труд
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hard — жесткий, трудный, твердый, жестко, твердо, тяжело, каторга, брод
work — работа, труд, произведение, дело, дела, работать, трудиться, действовать
Примеры
Running a farm is hard work.
Работа на ферме — тяжёлый труд.
The success repays hard work.
Успех — это вознаграждение за тяжёлый труд.
They are unused to hard work.
Они не привыкли к тяжёлому физическому труду.
She won praise for her hard work.
Она заслужила похвалу за свой нелёгкий труд.
Hard work brings its own rewards.
Тяжёлая работа приносит свои плоды.
Her success stems from hard work.
Её успех — результат упорного труда.
It’s hard work. I enjoy it though.
Это трудная работа, но, тем не менее, она мне нравится.
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Hardwork or hard work? Hardworking or hard-working? Which one is correct?
In a nutshell, hardwork is not a word. The correct spelling is “hard work.” Hard-working and hardworking are also correct spellings.
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Hard Word Meaning
“Hard work” means that something takes a great deal of effort to do.
It involves a certain degree of difficulty and pain— sometimes exceeding what a person may expect.
Nevertheless, it is often worth doing because it will usually lead to something greater in the end.
via GIPHY
Hardwork is not a word. It is not possible to spell it as one word.
Hard is the adjective for “hard work.” Work is an uncountable noun. These cannot combine to create one word.
They must be separated as “hard work.”
What is considered hard work?
Hard work is not only the type of work that requires physical effort. In fact, it also involves mental exertion– a state of mind.
Hard work means different things to different people. It is about the exertion of oneself and one’s mind.
For example, for one person, their day-to-day tasks in an office might be considered hard work to them.
For a worker in a third-world country, the definition could be completely different.
Just as success means different things to different people, so does hard work.
Hard Work in a Sentence
- There is hard work involved in farming.
- I am not used to hard work.
- Hard work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
- It takes hard work to be successful.
- There is a lot of hard work to be done at the office.
- This generation doesn’t like hard work.
- The hard work never ceases.
Hard-Working
Hard-working is the adjective for “hard work.” It is a word that describes someone who puts in the effort and has a good work ethic.
For example, we could say, “The sergeant was hard-working throughout his career.”
Or, as a noun, we could say, “he is a hard worker.”
Hard-Working in a Sentence
Other example sentences with “hard-working:”
- My father is a hard-working man.
- She is a very hard-working woman.
- They are hard-working people.
- I am looking for a hard-working person to hire.
- This company only hires hard-working individuals.
- All the employees here are hard-working.
- I try my best to be a hard-working person.
Hardworking
Hardworking is also the adjective for “hard work.” It is a word that describes someone who puts in the effort and has a good work ethic.
It can be used in precisely the same way as hard-working.
Hardworking in a Sentence
Example sentences with “hardworking:”
- My father is a hardworking man.
- She is a very hardworking woman.
- They are hardworking people.
- I am looking for a hardworking person to hire.
- This company only hires hardworking individuals.
- All the employees here are hardworking.
- I try my best to be a hardworking person.
Is it Hard-Working or Hardworking?
You can spell it either way: hard-working or hardworking.
The Cambridge Dictionary labels hardworking as the US spelling and hard-working as the UK spelling.
As you can see here from Google Ngrams, hard-working is the more popular spelling in the UK, while hardworking is the more popular spelling in the US:
There seems to be rising popularity in using the spelling hardworking, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it outdoes the spelling hard-working in the U.K. over the next few years.
Truthfully, it can be used either way. We can find instances of it spelled as “hardworking” and “hard-working” irrespective of location.
Just be consistent with whatever style you choose. For example, if you choose to write the hyphenated version in your essay, then stick with that throughout.
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What is a better word for hard work?
We could say:
- A difficult task
- Donkeywork
- Burden
- Backbreaking work
- Tough assignment
- Labour
- Endeavor
What is another word for hard-working?
Hardworking synonyms:
- Diligent
- Attentive
- Dedicated
- Hustling
- Busy
- Hard at work
- Persevering
- Conscientious
Opposite of Hard-Working
Lazy is the opposite of hard-working.
Commonly Asked Questions
Other questions related to hard work and hardworking:
Is hardworking one word?
Yes, hardworking can be spelled as one word. It can also be spelled as hard-working.
How much work is hard work?
Everyone is different. What may be hard work to one person might not be hard work to someone else. Your state of mind and whether or not you like the work are key factors here. Hard work takes endurance and effort, and it is down to each individual themselves what they consider hard work.
In Conclusion
Hard-working and hardworking are adjectives commonly used to describe someone who is putting forth a lot of effort and working hard.
“Hard work” is the correct spelling of the noun, not hardwork.
We are keeping this nice and simple for the hard-working person reading this article! Any questions? Be sure to leave them in the comments below.
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