arduous
adjective
, -dyu̇-, -jü-əs\
Definition of arduous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for arduous
Synonyms
Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), hard, heavy, hellacious, herculean, killer, laborious, moiling, murderous, pick-and-shovel, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill
Antonyms
cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding
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Non-parties, like John Doe, will be permitted to file objections to the release of documents after an arduous review process by the court and attorneys for the parties, Judge Peska said during Wednesday's conference hearing. — Elizabeth Joseph, CNN, "Hundreds of people could be implicated in Jeffrey Epstein court documents, lawyer says," 4 Sep. 2019 At the Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning, crews began the arduous process of hauling a 400-foot-tall mobile launch tower from pad 39B to inside a hulking building a few miles away for safekeeping — at about 1 mph. — Washington Post, "Florida’s Atlantic Coast is preparing for a direct hit from Hurricane Dorian," 30 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, China’s regulatory bodies only started allowing local governments to issue road-test licenses to autonomous-car companies last year, and China has only recently begun the arduous process of building compatible highway infrastructures. — Echo Huang, Quartz, "China is betting on slow but steady to win the self-driving car race," 24 Aug. 2019 Undercounting comes from an arduous reporting process and other reasons, says Dr. Jeffrey Gelfand, an infectious disease specialist at MGH. — Thomas Gerencer, BostonGlobe.com, "Ticks: They’re not just for hikers anymore," 23 Aug. 2019 In addition, the village went through an arduous process to get a permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, becoming the first tribal entity in the nation licensed to harvest energy from river water without a dam. — Los Angeles Times, "Path to paradise? Alaskan village hopes to replace fossil fuel with water power," 17 Aug. 2019 Medi Bastoni began his arduous expedition on July 18 from his home on the slope of Mount Wilis, a dormant volcano in East Java province that has been affected by deforestation. — Washington Post, "Indonesian walking 700 kilometers backward to save forests," 24 Aug. 2019 Ravinia has traveled an arduous path during its short life, which led it to be coy about the new space since signing a lease in April. — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, "Long dormant Logan Square brewery finds a new resident: Ravinia Brewing," 23 Aug. 2019 Of those who live long enough to seek treatment—an arduous regimen requiring patients to undergo antibiotic injections and take up to 40 pills daily for as long as two years—just 34 percent are ultimately cured. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "F.D.A. Approves New Treatment for Deadliest Strain of Tuberculosis," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arduous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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