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strenuous
Synonyms and Antonyms of strenuous
- parents who voiced strenuous objections to the new textbooks
- a strenuous workout on the obstacle course
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
cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding
Synonym Discussion of strenuous
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- as vigorous as a youth half his age
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- an energetic campaigner
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- the strenuous life on an oil rig
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- a lusty appetite for life
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- full of nervous energy
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