Definitions

laborious

[luh-bawr-ee-uhs] / ləˈbɔr i əs /

ADJECTIVE

hard, difficult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arduous backbreaking burdensome onerous strenuous tiresome

WEAK

effortful fatiguing forced heavy herculean labored operose ponderous rough go stiff strained toilsome tough tough job wearing wearisome wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile

WEAK

effortless idle lackadaisical lazy reticent simple trivial

ADJECTIVE

hardworking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assiduous painstaking

WEAK

active diligent indefatigable industrious operose persevering sedulous tireless unflagging

Antonyms

WEAK

easy effortless facile idle lackadaisical lazy reticent simple trivial

Example Sentences

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As a result, the interaction feels, and actually is, more laborious.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is more laborious, of course, but also more likely to fetch you that bigger paycheck.

From MarketWatch

She wanted to digitise and streamline those laborious tasks into a piece of tech that she can view on her cellphone or computer.

From BBC

I’d love for AI to handle my laborious daily email management.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the treatment can be expensive and laborious, making it impractical for vast swaths of forest.

From Los Angeles Times