onerous
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈoʊnərəs/
- Formal
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oneroso
- Two- and three-year contracts are considered even more onerous by most customers.
- onerous burden
- onerous regulation
- onerous task
And although we don't set, you know, onerous deadlines, they're still deadlines.
- And although we don't set, you know, onerous deadlines, they're still deadlines.
- And and how ridiculously onerous planning is.
- And I just don't want to be beholden to it or feel like it's an onerous thing.
- Now this course does not have onerous requirements, but I expect you to do the requirements that we have.
- I think the decision to carry out their wishes will be less onerous if you know that you're acting on their behalf.
- And it really doesn't have to be anything that scary or onerous than that initial walk.
- They did that by incenting their suppliers to delivered to a very strict and onerous schedule by paying the suppliers faster than their competitors paid it.
Examples
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Meeting these expensive and time-consuming reporting requirements is onerous even for large firms.
Academic text (2001) -
In short, the current tasks are much more onerous, and the resources available are meager in comparison.
Academic text (2011) -
So it's not quite as onerous as it seems.
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This is the more difficult, onerous challenge.
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Now this course does not have onerous requirements, but I expect you to do the requirements that we have.
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If the industry is to avoid onerous regulation, it should establish safety and environmental standards on its own.
Academic text (2011) -
Every time the tax window opens, protection from onerous taxation is up for sale.
Academic text (1997) -
Oftentimes... the most onerous decision a leader can take is when to retreat.
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Federal loans, in particular, would be more progressive and less onerous if they were income contingent.
Academic text (2012) -
Completing the project on time felt like an onerous task, requiring late nights and constant revisions.
Synonyms
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1.6
Not easy to do or understand
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2.1
Hard to do or understand
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7.7
Very difficult to do and needing a lot of effort over a long time
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7.1
Causing a lot of extra work or worry
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6.8
Needing a lot of physical or mental effort
Antonyms
How Burdensome
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Onerous comes from the Latin root onus, which means 'burden'. So an onerous task is like a heavy load you must carry, needing a lot of effort and causing trouble.