Synonyms of belabor

belabor

verb

bi-ˈlā-bər 

1

as in to emphasize

to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely

stop belaboring the fact that they're already in debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasize
• stress
• dwell (on or upon)
• pay (up)
• underline
• underscore
• harp (on)
• point (up)
• accent
• accentuate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• slight
• overlook
• disregard
• pass over
• slur (over)
• overpass

2

as in to attack

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

there's no need to belabor other people's flaws when you're hardly perfect yourself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• scold
• slam
• insult
• criticize
• lambast
• abuse
• excoriate
• assail
• savage
• jump (on)
• castigate
• lambaste
• blast
• tie into
• vituperate
• harass
• sail into
• berate
• bash
• revile
• disparage
• curse
• scathe
• belittle
• potshot
• harangue
• blaspheme
• trash
• beat up on
• chide
• light into
• chastise
• reprimand
• affront
• vilify
• libel
• bad-mouth
• execrate
• slur
• profane
• asperse
• slander
• harry
• whip
• fulminate
• blackguard
• rebuke
• imprecate
• lash (out)
• put down
• lace (into)
• traduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commend
• praise
• compliment
• hail
• laud
• acclaim

3

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

with a whip he belabored a horse almost to the point of death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• do
• hide
• lash
• pound
• beat
• whip
• spank
• knock
• hit
• pelt
• lambast
• slap
• attack
• punch
• slam
• batter
• thump
• assault
• lambaste
• bludgeon
• pummel
• bat
• smack
• rough (up)
• bash
• maul
• smash
• punch out
• chop
• flog
• fib
• whup
• lather
• slog
• wound
• belt
• whap
• club
• tan
• swipe
• baste
• hammer
• drub
• whack
• paddle
• wallop
• thrash
• work over
• slate
• raid
• whale
• whop
• buffet
• assail
• thresh
• curry
• pommel
• tromp
• bung up
• lace
• switch
• storm
• birch
• box
• beset
• beat up on
• mess (up)
• rush
• cudgel
• swat
• paste
• jump (on)
• clout
• crack
• clobber
• lam
• pounce (on or upon)
• lay on
• descend (on or upon)
• whomp
• flagellate
• cane
• cuff
• sock
• lacerate
• strap
• wham
• mangle
• thwack
• horsewhip
• maim
• scourge
• bust
• leather
• gore
• mutilate
• blackjack
• pistol-whip
• rawhide
• fustigate
• cowhide

Examples of belabor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jones belabored this point as well, once again citing packing too much and how a broken zipper can quickly turn messy if security is unable to quickly re-pack your belongings. —Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024

Rather than belabor the premise, NYC loyalists Wiki and MIKE use it to frame an experiential dialogue. —Pitchfork, 11 Dec. 2023

Not to belabor the point, but why does NYU have a UAE campus? —Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023

Without belaboring the comparison, Runciman elaborates a case for the state, which binds human reason in a lattice of rules and procedures, as an algorithmic device. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023