ARDUOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ARDUOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “arduous”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “arduous” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Arduous” are: straining, strenuous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome, onerous, taxing, difficult, burdensome, vigorous, stiff, uphill, relentless, herculean

Arduous as an Adjective

Definitions of "Arduous" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “arduous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance.
• Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill.
• Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
• Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
• Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance- F.D.Roosevelt.

Synonyms of "Arduous" as an adjective (20 Words)

backbreaking	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
burdensome	Difficult to carry out or fulfil; taxing. The burdensome responsibilities of professional life.
difficult	Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand. A difficult task.
grueling	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. A grueling campaign.
gruelling	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. A gruelling schedule.
hard	Unfortunate or hard to bear. He d had a hard life.
heavy	Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. Iago is the heavy role in Othello.
herculean	Displaying superhuman strength or power. Herculean exertions.
laborious	(of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency. Spent many laborious hours on the project.
onerous	(of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty. He found his duties increasingly onerous.
operose	Involving or displaying much industry or effort.
punishing	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. The recession was having a punishing effect on our business.
relentless	Unceasingly intense. The relentless beat of the drums.
stiff	Rigidly formal. They face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence.
straining	Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. His final straining burst of speed.
strenuous	Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. A strenuous task.
taxing	Not easily borne; wearing. A taxing schedule.
toilsome	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. Toilsome chores.
uphill	Requiring great effort; difficult. An uphill struggle to gain worldwide recognition.
vigorous	Strong and active physically or mentally. Vigorous opposition to the war.

Usage Examples of "Arduous" as an adjective

• An arduous journey.
• The arduous work of preparing a dictionary.
• Worked their arduous way up the mining valley.
• Your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here.

Associations of "Arduous" (30 Words)

ardent	Very enthusiastic or passionate. The ardent flames.
backbreaking	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
bored	Feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity. They hung around all day bored stiff.
burdensome	Undesirably restrictive. Bureaucratically burdensome assessment procedures.
debilitating	(of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm. The debilitating effects of underinvestment.
demanding	(of a task) requiring much skill or effort. Found the job very demanding.
difficult	Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand. Nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access.
draining	Having a debilitating effect.
effort	A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end. The war effort.
endeavor	Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something. Wished him luck in his endeavor.
energetic	Possessing or exerting or displaying energy. It caused an energetic chemical reaction.
exertion	Physical or mental effort. She was panting with the exertion.
exhausting	Producing exhaustion. An exhausting march.
grueling	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. A grueling campaign.
hard	Causing great damage or hardship. Times were hard at the end of the war.
heavy	Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. Things were getting pretty heavy.
labored	Requiring or showing effort. The subject made for labored reading.
laborious	Requiring considerable time and effort. Years of laborious training.
onerous	Involving heavy obligations. My duties weren t onerous I only had to greet the guests.
onus	An onerous or difficult concern. The onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss.
overtax	Tax excessively. The UK is not overtaxed compared to other countries.
physical	Impelled by physical force especially against resistance. Physical suffering.
strenuous	Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. Strenuous exercise.
taxing	Not easily borne; wearing. A taxing schedule.
tiring	Causing one to need rest or sleep; fatiguing. It had been a tiring day.
toilsome	Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. Toilsome chores.
trek	Fish using a trek net. My plan is to trek about seeing the world.
troublesome	Difficult to deal with. A troublesome infection.
vigorous	Strong and active physically or mentally- W.H.Hudson. A tall vigorous and muscular man.
wearing	The mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down as by particles washing over it. A plan of action will make the whole event a less wearing experience.