Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plodding

2 senses of plodding

Sense 1
drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork -- (hard monotonous routine work)
       => labor, labour, toil -- (productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill")

Sense 2
plodding, plod -- (the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere")
       => walk, walking -- (the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb plod

1 sense of plod

Sense 1
slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp -- (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")

Antonyms of adj plodding

1 sense of plodding

Sense 1
leaden, plodding -- ((of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps")

INDIRECT (VIA effortful) -> effortless -- (requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air")

Similarity of adj plodding

1 sense of plodding

Sense 1
leaden, plodding -- ((of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps")
       => effortful (vs. effortless) -- (requiring great physical effort)