effortful

ef·fort·ful

adjective \-fərt-fəl\

Definition of EFFORTFUL

: showing or requiring effort

— ef·fort·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— ef·fort·ful·ness \-fəl-nəs\ noun

Examples of EFFORTFUL

1. <the book's abstruse subject matter and dense prose make for effortful reading>

First Known Use of EFFORTFUL

circa 1895

Related to EFFORTFUL

Synonyms

arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, hard, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), heavy, hellacious, herculean, killer, laborious, moiling, murderous, pick-and-shovel, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill

Antonyms

cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding

Related Words

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, elusive, hairy, insoluble, intricate, involved, knotty, opaque, problematic (also problematical), recondite, serious, spiny, stubborn, thorny, ticklish, tricky; bruising, burdensome, exhausting, labored, onerous, oppressive, stressful, taxing, tight, trying; annoying, bothersome, distressing, irksome, troublesome, vexatious; grievous, grim, strict, stringent; brutal, cruel, inhuman, painful

Near Antonyms

achievable, clear, doable, elementary, manageable, uncomplicated; comforting, gentle, painless, relaxed, smooth, soothing; accessible, friendly, idiotproof, user-friendly