grueling
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Synonyms & Antonyms for grueling
Synonyms
arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, 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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Despite a long and grueling rehabilitation process, Raso worked tirelessly to get back on the field and regain her form in time to represent Australia at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "After long road back from injury, Portland Thorns forward Hayley Raso is appreciating every day on the field," 31 July 2019 Although, a grueling schedule means the Aggies could play well this year and still only claim seven wins. — Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, "How many games will your favorite Texas college football team win? Here's what experts predict," 26 Aug. 2019 The hit show annually picks a team to open up its training camp to the public to see everything from practice, preseason games and even the grueling process of cutting players from its roster. — Stephen Means, cleveland.com, "HBO’s Hard Knocks is coming to college football: Buckeye Breakfast," 14 Aug. 2019 In scorching temperatures and at altitudes as high as 8,360 feet, runners, triathletes, adventure racers and mountaineers from 21 countries and 30 American states will face off in the grueling run from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA. — Sam Boyer, cleveland.com, "New resident makes quite an impression: Whit & Whimsey," 12 July 2019 The Crossover went behind the scenes of his grueling schedule that includes serving as a co-host of ESPN's Get Up!, NBA Countdown analyst, and co-host of Jalen & Jacoby. — Kaelen Jones, SI.com, "'It Don't Stop': Jalen Rose's Work Days Are a Whirlwind," 11 July 2019 The German leader is known for executing a grueling schedule of constant domestic and overseas travel, as well as back-to-back meetings and high-profile events. — Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, "Angela Merkel Suffers Third Shaking Episode in Under a Month," 10 July 2019 Even with a grueling schedule in 110-degree heat, there was downtime on Nelson’s tour bus, where invited cast and crew would gather to smoke weed. — Kristen O'brien, PEOPLE.com, "Willie Nelson Looks Back at Himself in Red Headed Stranger, Joking 'Who Is That Old Bastard?'," 9 July 2019 Because of her grueling schedule, Grisham reportedly did not see Jake, who was 8 at the time, for 5½ months during the presidential campaign. — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, "'Defender of everything Trump': Meet Stephanie Grisham, Donald Trump's new press secretary," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grueling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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