Synonyms of backbreaking

backbreaking

adjective

as in difficult

requiring considerable physical or mental effort

modern machinery has significantly eased the backbreaking work of farming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difficult
• challenging
• tough
• rigorous
• demanding
• hard
• formidable
• heavy
• complicated
• arduous
• strenuous
• grueling
• effortful
• rough
• rugged
• sweaty
• laborious
• exhausting
• toilsome
• herculean
• severe
• painful
• exacting
• uphill
• gruelling
• tall
• murderous
• testing
• intricate
• killer
• stiff
• hellacious
• complex
• serious
• pick-and-shovel
• problematical
• moiling
• brutal
• problematic
• annoying
• onerous
• oppressive
• Augean
• elusive
• stressful
• burdensome
• bruising
• grim
• tricky
• abstruse
• stubborn
• labored
• thorny
• involved
• troublesome
• abstract
• hairy
• knotty
• insoluble
• irksome
• tight
• recondite
• strict
• ticklish
• trying
• vexatious
• taxing
• bothersome
• stringent
• opaque
• spiny
• distressing
• cruel
• grievous
• inhuman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• simple
• cheap
• light
• effortless
• mindless
• undemanding
• soft
• facile
• elementary
• manageable
• doable
• uncomplicated
• clear
• achievable
• smooth
• gentle
• painless
• comforting
• soothing
• relaxed
• accessible
• friendly
• user-friendly
• idiotproof

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• easy
• simple
• cheap
• light
• effortless
• mindless
• undemanding
• soft
• facile
• elementary
• manageable
• doable
• uncomplicated
• clear
• achievable
• smooth
• gentle
• painless
• comforting
• soothing
• relaxed
• accessible
• friendly
• user-friendly
• idiotproof

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