as in difficult
full of or causing stress; making you feel worried or anxious
I had a stressful day at work today. a stressful situation
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Recent Examples of stressful
This 43% discount makes protecting your perimeter much less stressful.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Together, their strategies unpack how to make luxury feel reachable without stressful price tags.
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Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Entrepreneurship is stressful, especially early on.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Falling in love with a movie star, especially one as famous as George Clooney, didn't make his wife Amal's life any less stressful, that's for sure.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Together, their strategies unpack how to make luxury feel reachable without stressful price tags.
—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Entrepreneurship is stressful, especially early on.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Falling in love with a movie star, especially one as famous as George Clooney, didn't make his wife Amal's life any less stressful, that's for sure.
—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for stressful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stressful
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Aviation experts said those conditions would have been difficult to navigate that evening when the helicopter, a Robinson R66, crashed in the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area.
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But traffic on the waterway remains a fraction of pre-war levels with different authorities vying to organize the transit of vessels, leaving operators with a difficult choice over which path to take.
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Summer 2026 is having a tough time deciding on this season’s dominating nail trend.
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These are typically low-wage jobs that the healthcare industry writ large has had a tough time recruiting for since the pandemic.
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More than half of the search-and-rescue workers who show up for the most trying missions are BUSARs.
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And Modi and Xi have had a more trying relationship than either has had with Putin.
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“Stressful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stressful. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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