ARDUOUSLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

arduously

adverb

Definition of arduously

as in hard

with great effort or determination arduously made their way through the dense jungle

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Recent Examples of arduously After an arduously long winter, these narrow, modestly sized shops have been—with a suddenness and intensity that only TikTok and Instagram can foment—thronged. — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The team sequenced the DNA of 38 different mosquitoes belonging to 11 species within the Leucosphyrus group, which had been arduously collected during fieldwork between 1992 and 2020 across Southeast Asia. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026 The first year back from knee reconstruction is a tough one, and by all accounts, Darrisaw beat the timetable projection by arduously and relentlessly working through his rehab. — CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 The composite record builds subtly and slowly, almost arduously. — The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arduously

Adverb

Pushing too hard is a fast route to overuse injuries and trail burnout, and neither one gets you to the terminus.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.

— Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

As one of the cofounders of the Wild Orchard brand who’s diligently working to expand this top-quality tea in America, Michael Ham is deeply ingrained in the story of these tea fields.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Buff Medical Resort finally opened in 2025, a medi-spa where every aspect of your patient experience is diligently reviewed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

Definition of intensively

Adverb

But monitoring compliance has grown intensely urgent following Russia’s 2022 launch of the suspicious Cosmos 2553 satellite.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Trump has a yearslong record of intensely personal criticism of the Obamas, and of using incendiary, sometimes racist, rhetoric.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of intensely

Adverb

Thoughts, memories and reactions can surface quickly, and listening intently will be easier said than done.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
At the same time, Miles starts to notice a presence in his pictures, a woman in a raincoat (Kate Dickie) staring intently into the camera.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of intently

Adverb

For starters, pulling it off requires running a computer script alongside the game, laboriously entering each round of color feedback into a separate application.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
Each was a career politician who spent decades laboriously climbing the government rungs before being elected governor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026

Definition of laboriously

Adverb

In it are the recurring themes of fraternal loyalty, longing, nature’s bounty, and the rough toke that is doggedly searching for a better life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Beloved actor Ron Perlman fully leans into trying to make the contestants fail this task by forcing eye contact, asking them polite questions, rebuking their bad manners in ignoring him, and even doggedly getting into their personal space.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026

Definition of doggedly

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