Thesaurus:burdensome

Thesaurus

burdensome

English

Adjective

Sense: imposing a burden which can be borne only with effort

Synonyms

• arduous
• backbreaking (figurative)
• burdenous
• burdensome
• cumbersome
• cumbrous
• demanding
• exacting
• gruelling
• laborious
• operose
• oppressive
• onerous
• strenuous
• taxing
• wearing

Hypernyms

• difficult    [⇒ thesaurus]
• fatiguing    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “704. difficulty” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “706. hindrance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “burdensome” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.