tall order

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formidable adj.
uphill struggle n.

ADJECTIVE

formidable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arduous challenging intimidating onerous powerful tough tremendous

WEAK

all-powerful ballbuster colossal effortful hard labored laborious mighty overpowering puissant rough staggering strenuous toilsome tough proposition uphill

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile ineffective insignificant little small unimportant weak

WEAK

feeble friendly harmless not hard trivial

NOUN

uphill struggle

Synonyms

WEAK

difficult task hard work tough assignment uphill battle

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tall order

Getting investors to look past the dazzle of artificial intelligence and data centers toward ordinary roads, bridges and cell towers is a fairly tall order these days.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

We know baking a pie from scratch is a tall order for a weekday, but save this recipe for when you have more time this weekend.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

That could be a tall order for a U.S. team that has made the quarterfinals just once in the modern era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

But Burnham is not currently an MP and it would be a tall order for him to get back into the House of Commons, a process that involves winning a parliamentary by-election.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

First we had to get Quinby into the harness, and that was a tall order.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

tall order

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