Synonyms of burdensome
16 similar words
Another word for burdensome is oppressive. Other synonyms of burdensome are cumbersome, onerous, taxing, gruelling and wearing.
Synonyms and similar words for burdensome
adjectiveCharacteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding.
- arduous
- demanding
- exacting
- onerousImposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
- taxingBurdensome, difficult, exacting.
- backbreaking figurativelyOf work, very physically tiring.
- burdenousHeavy; oppressive.
- cumbersomeBurdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
- cumbrous
- gruellingVery difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.
- laborious
- operose
- oppressiveBurdensome or difficult to bear.
- strenuous
- wearing
- nimious obsoleteExcessive; extravagant; inordinate; vexatious.
Meaning of burdensome
- adjective Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding.
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Questions about synonyms of burdensome
- What is another word for burdensome?
- Burdensome has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as oppressive, cumbersome, onerous, taxing, gruelling and wearing.
- What does burdensome mean?
- Burdensome means characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding.
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