strenuous

Examples

• All

• Have you engaged in any strenuous physical activity within the last eight hours?

  Fiction book (2001)

• Never in his life had he done anything as strenuous as fighting this monster.

  Fiction book (1990)

• That takes effort that after a strenuous hour of focus on something gives you a a beautiful feeling of having done something hard.

• Yes, it must have been quite a strenuous evening.

  The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

• So I knew swimming was going to be strenuous on my body, but man was that a good workout.

  Brett Conti

• Therefore, it is advisable to avoid strenuous exercise within 6 hours of going to bed.

  Academic text (1997)

• Getting established would be a long and strenuous period, but exhilarating as well.

  Fiction book (1990)

• In the brochure, they call this a strenuous hike for experienced hikers.

  Fiction book (1993)

• A strenuous workout, Jordan.

  London Boulevard (2010)

• After a long day of hiking, I felt exhausted from the strenuous climb up the mountain.

Synonyms

H

hard

vsstrenuous

∞ 1.1

Needing a lot of effort and often strict or severe

centres on heavy effort without implying harsh attitude or rules

D

difficult

vsstrenuous

∞ 1.6

Not easy to do or understand

adds a sense of high energy use beyond simple difficulty

T

tough

vsstrenuous

∞ 2.6

Hard to do or understand and needing a lot of effort

emphasizes demanding effort or energy rather than general hardness

C

challenging

vsstrenuous

274 4.4

Hard to do and needing a lot of effort

focuses on high effort or energy rather than testing ability alone

H

heavy

vsstrenuous

200 2.1

Hard to do or understand

means great effort or demand but not only physical intensity

S

serious

vsstrenuous

173 3.2

Needing a lot of effort or careful thought

is more general for heavy effort including physical tasks

I

intensive

vsstrenuous

170 4.3

Needing a lot of work, care, or money at the same time

refers to high effort broadly, not focused on short intense periods

D

demanding

vsstrenuous

104 4.1

Needing a lot of time, effort, or attention

focuses on high effort or energy rather than time or skill alone

V

vigorous

vsstrenuous

78 4.1

Having a lot of strength and energy

requires much energy but may lack the same focus on difficulty

G

grueling

vsstrenuous

60 7.0

Very hard and tiring, needing a lot of physical effort

is very hard but not always as exhausting to the extreme

A

arduous

vsstrenuous

29 7.7

Very difficult to do and needing a lot of effort over a long time

demands much effort but not necessarily for a long duration

T

taxing

vsstrenuous

13 6.8

Needing a lot of physical or mental effort

also needs much effort but may not always tire deeply

R

rugged

vsstrenuous

10 5.3

Very difficult and needing a lot of strength to keep going

demands much effort but is not limited to harsh physical conditions

L

laborious

vsstrenuous

9 6.8

A task or process that needs a lot of time and hard work

is about strong effort but not necessarily tedious or long

S

straining

vsstrenuous

3 5.0

Needing a lot of effort and making you very tired

uses a lot of effort but not always to the breaking point

E

effortful

vsstrenuous

1 6.9

Needing a lot of physical or mental work

covers high energy use but without stressing measurable exertion

Antonyms

E

easy

∞ 1.0

Not hard to do, understand, or achieve

E

effortless

28 2.6

Done easily and smoothly without hard work

How Strenuous

exhausting

90 3.2

arduous

29 7.7

demanding

104 4.1

strenuous

32 4.9

moderate

310 3.3

easy

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology