Synonyms for Strenuous

Synonyms for "strenuous" (170 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Adjective(5 words)

arduousarduous activitybackbreaking cognitive demanding

abstruse active acute aggressive animated ardent arduous assiduous athletic backbreaking breathless brisk brutal burdensome combative complex critical crushing delicate demanding

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determined difficult diligent dogged dynamic eager earnest

Noun(2 words)

challenging behaviorcudgelling

Strong matches (51)

effortful energetic enterprising enthusiastic exacting exhausting fervent forced forceful forcible formidablego gogrueling hairy hardhard earnedhard foughthardworking hearty heavy

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hefty herculean impetuous incisive indefatigable industrious intense intricate jawbreaking keen killing kinetic knotted knotty labored

Adjective(9 words)

energetic classroomenergy-demanding exacting exertion-related exertionalgreat exertiongrueling gruelling high-intensity

Verb(2 words)

exerting labored

Noun(5 words)

extremely difficultfightingforced march trainingintense emotionlaboring

Related words (85)

laborious lively living lusty mean mettlesome murderousnot easyonerous operose oppressive painful peppy persistent pertinacious power punishingred bloodedred-blooded relentless

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Adjective(7 words)

laboriousphysical effortrigorousrigorous approachstraining taxingtaxing course load

Verb(2 words)

laboured slogged

Noun(7 words)

labouringmore physicalphysically demandingpunishingstraining energytaxying toiling

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

1 entries

difficult

More specific

5 entries

arduous taskgrueling negotiationgrueling workoutlengthy debatetaxing routine

Collocations

6 entries

strenuous activitystrenuous debatestrenuous effortstrenuous schedulestrenuous taskstrenuous workout

Inflections

2 entries

more strenuousmost strenuous

Derivations

2 entries

strenuously strenuousness

similar

2 entries

effortful energetic

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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She is a strenuous supporter of women's rights.

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Neither of them cares for strenuous sports.

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He just naturally avoids everything that is intense, difficult or strenuous.

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The journey to China was strenuous, so I'm rather tired.

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