laboured

Speech parts

1. laboured - Adjective

2. laboured - Verb

3. laboured - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

requiring or showing effort

lacking natural ease

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Synonyms

heavy strained labored rococo baroque difficult forced flowery hard affected fine artificial elaborate busy stiff

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Antonyms

spartan simple basic dizzy poor FAST

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Phrases with the word

laboured breathing more laboured less laboured

Examples

heavy breathing Source: Internet

the subject made for labored reading Source: Internet

a labored style of debating Source: Internet

But Neto stayed on until the 85th minute as Wolves laboured in their hunt for a winner. Source: Internet

Days after a laboured showing in a 2-2 draw at bottom side Norwich City, Spurs could not find a way back into the game after Ings' goal in the 17th minute. Source: Internet

In laboured circumstances, rowers will take a quick pant at the end of the stroke before taking a deep breath on the recovery that fills the lungs by the time the catch is reached. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

labour-saver labourage laboural laboured breathing labouredly labourer