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Synonyms of sweat

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Another word for sweat is perspire. Other synonyms of sweat are perspiration, tryhard, slave, slog and bleed.

Synonyms and similar words for sweat

nounFluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high...

nounAn extremely or excessively competitive player.

verbTo emit sweat.

  • perspireTo emit (sweat or perspiration) through the skin's pores.

verbTo work hard.

verbTo extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.

verbTo worry.

nounMore synonyms

  • sudorSweat; the salty fluid excreted by the sweat glands.

Meaning of sweat

  1. noun Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
  2. noun The state of one who is sweating; diaphoresis.
  3. noun Hard work; toil.

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Questions about synonyms of sweat

What is another word for sweat?
Sweat has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as perspire, perspiration, tryhard, slave, slog, bleed, fret and worry.
What does sweat mean?
Sweat means fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sweat (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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