🧹menial

adjective
/ˈmiːniəl/

Meaning

lowly and sometimes degrading; related to unskilled or routine tasks
Not requiring much skill and lacking prestige.

Example Sentences

He worked long hours doing menial tasks in the factory.

He refused to do menial work.

Synonyms

lowly, servile, humble, degrading, unskilled
Entry 1
lowly, servile, humble, degrading
Entry 2
lowly, unskilled

Antonyms

important, prestigious, respected, significant
Entry 1
important, prestigious, respected
Entry 2
important, significant

Collocations

menial job, menial task, menial labor, menial work

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