Need another word that means the same as “grueling”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “grueling” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Grueling” are: arduous, backbreaking, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “grueling” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
arduous | Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring. Worked their arduous way up the mining valley. |
backbreaking | Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. |
gruelling | Extremely tiring and demanding. A gruelling schedule. |
hard | Unfortunate or hard to bear. Efforts to turn psychology into hard science. |
heavy | Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. Branches heavy with blossoms. |
laborious | Requiring considerable time and effort. Spent many laborious hours on the project. |
operose | Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. |
punishing | Physically and mentally demanding; arduous. The recession was having a punishing effect on our business. |
toilsome | Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. Toilsome chores. |
arduous | Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance- F.D.Roosevelt. The arduous work of preparing a dictionary. |
backbreaking | Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. |
bored | Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence. John was soon bored to tears with the work. |
burden | A duty or misfortune that causes worry, hardship, or distress. They were not yet burdened with adult responsibility. |
burdensome | Not easily borne; wearing. The burdensome responsibilities of professional life. |
cumbersome | Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy. Organizations with cumbersome hierarchical structures. |
debilitating | Impairing the strength and vitality. Debilitating back pain. |
demanding | (of a task) requiring much skill or effort. He was a demanding baby and rarely slept through the night. |
difficult | Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. A difficult economic climate. |
draining | Having a debilitating effect. |
effort | The result of an attempt. Achieving independence requires some effort and self discipline. |
exacting | Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures. Certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements. |
exhausting | Producing exhaustion. An exhausting march. |
hard | Causing great damage or hardship. He d been a hard worker all his life. |
heavy | Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. A heavy truck. |
labored | Lacking natural ease. The subject made for labored reading. |
laborious | Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. Years of laborious training. |
leaden | Of the colour of lead; dull grey. A leaden conversation. |
onerous | Not easily borne; wearing. 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 | Make excessive demands on (a person’s strength, abilities, etc. The UK is not overtaxed compared to other countries. |
physical | Impelled by physical force especially against resistance. A reflex response to physical stimuli. |
strenuous | Characterized by or performed with much energy or force. The government made strenuous efforts to upgrade the quality of the teaching profession. |
taxing | Not easily borne; wearing. A taxing schedule. |
tedious | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. A tedious journey. |
tiring | Producing exhaustion. 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. A trek to the South Pole. |
troublesome | Difficult to deal with. A troublesome infection. |
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. |
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