onerous

Speech parts

1. onerous - Adjective

2. onerous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Burdensome; oppressive.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

taxing difficult wearing demanding burdensome heavy dear sisyphean hard severe expensive trying killing harsh problematic
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Antonyms

royal airy light simple easy cheap
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Phrases with the word

onerous task

Examples

Placing on writers the responsibility to represent a culture is an onerous burden. Amy Tan

Isolation in creative work is an onerous thing. Better to have negative criticism than nothing at all. Anton Chekhov

The Constituent Assembly has got two main functions to perform. The first is the very onerous and responsible task of framing the future constitution of Pakistan and the second of functioning as a full and complete sovereign body as the Federal Legislature of Pakistan. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Woman, no less than man, can qualify herself for the more onerous occupations of life. Victoria Woodhull

Without true medical liability reform, our doctors will continue to leave, and young doctors coming out of medical school $100,000 to $200,000 in debt will not be able to afford such onerous costs. Jim Gerlach

Honour's onerous. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

onerate oneration onerosity onerous task onerously onerousness