Synonyms of sweaty

sweaty

adjective

ˈswe-tē 

as in difficult

requiring considerable physical or mental effort

exhausted after a day of sweaty yard work

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sweaty

Warm weather can mean sweaty feet (apologies for the visual), but breathable sneakers aren’t just useful for beating the heat. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

This is especially key on sweaty days to replenish the key minerals that escape in perspiration. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026

The design is meant to move around any obstacles, including the free weights collection near your pilates mat, meaning no more sweaty spots in your home gym. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

James’s obsessive love, his unwillingness to go on without his beloved, is treated as childish, if not a version of sweaty insanity. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026