1
as in oppressive
difficult to endure
the burdensome living conditions that the early settlers had to endure
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as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
the burdensome task of finishing the tax return
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Recent Examples of burdensome
By the way, the work requirements, Margaret, is not some onerous, burdensome thing.
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Katie Keith, director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law at the O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University, said such a move could prove confusing and burdensome for providers and lead some to possibly move away from offering care.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 23 May 2025
After that, demolition of the structure would still be possible, but the approval process would be more burdensome.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Insurance That Works For Everyone For too long, insurance has felt like a burdensome necessity—reactive, rigid and transactional.
—Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
Katie Keith, director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law at the O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University, said such a move could prove confusing and burdensome for providers and lead some to possibly move away from offering care.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 23 May 2025
After that, demolition of the structure would still be possible, but the approval process would be more burdensome.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Insurance That Works For Everyone For too long, insurance has felt like a burdensome necessity—reactive, rigid and transactional.
—Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for burdensome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burdensome
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More than 60 years ago, my parents fled Cuba for the United States, seeking freedom from an oppressive regime that dictated what businesses produced and how products were priced.—
Carlos Cubelo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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The film follows a 40-year-old widowed nurse named Mahnaz, who is struggling with a rebellious son and other complications in a heavily oppressive patriarchal context.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Predicting how technology will change our relationship with terminology is challenging, but the need for precise scientific language, including the names of species, will never go away.—
Nicholas Green,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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Building wealth can be a challenging task, especially in challenging economic times.—
Anne-Lyse Ngatta,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Instead of internalising every harsh comment, try reframing it as information about their inner world rather than a reflection of your worth.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Of the treaty’s three American signers—John Adams, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin—Franklin was said to have taken the harshest line against the loyalists.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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No matter how sweet, the little crocodile grows bigger and more difficult to care for.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Despite her risky gambit, Metcalfe, who is studying to be an attorney at the University of Law in Manchester, England, admits that her sport has helped her through some of the most difficult times of her life.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This is a time for doing the tough, often unglamorous job of making the city function for all New Yorkers.—
Scott Stringer,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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When staring at twin suns like from much greater distances — many light-years away — astronomers have a much tougher time than young Skywalker in determining two stars from one.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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The nausea is now mostly in the past, Lauren says, and the Lanes are realizing that getting ready for a third child isn’t as demanding as earlier preparations.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Work and home will be equally demanding, as Venus meets with Jupiter on June 4.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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His breakthrough role proved to be a history-making one too, securing the part of David, aka Tsotsi, in Gavin Hood’s searing 2005 crime drama Tsotsi.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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And of all the heartbreak Indiana has caused Knicks fans over the years, this might be the most searing.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 May 2025
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By the way, the work requirements, Margaret, is not some onerous, burdensome thing.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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There’s a difference between paying the tax, which is costly only for ownership, and crossing the first apron, which makes trades more difficult and comes with other onerous restrictions, including in the buyout market.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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“Burdensome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burdensome. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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