SWEATY Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

sweaty

adjective

ˈswe-tē

Definition of sweaty

as in difficult

requiring considerable physical or mental effort exhausted after a day of sweaty yard work

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Recent Examples of sweaty For months, teams have strategized about how best to prepare their athletes for this kind of heat and humidity—with post-training saunas, hot-water immersion, sweaty outdoor workouts, and heat-training camps. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 Finally, the Loma cork footbed wicks away moisture, which adds to the shoe’s overall comfort by preventing wet, sweaty feet (that can lead to blisters). — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 From sweaty gym clothes to smelly sneakers, a few packets tossed into your gym bag can keep it from getting funky. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 Our first commercial tactile gloves failed within a week because some people's hands are sweaty enough to corrode the wiring. — Rushil Agarwal, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweaty

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Adjective

Unlike dogs, they cannot simply be taken on longer walks, often resist dietary changes, and can be difficult to medicate consistently, making GLP-1 therapies potentially attractive if clinical trials prove successful.

— Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Their stories recount the devastation to homes and businesses, life in temporary shelters, and the difficult process of rebuilding or relocating.

— Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

Definition of difficult

Adjective

The method also relies on multiple Bell tests and assumptions about independent quantum sources, which could make large-scale implementation challenging.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
His 15-point first half Thursday included two threes, a high-degree-of-difficulty turnaround jumper and another challenging jumper.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of challenging

Adjective

Then again, allowing American companies to sell BPC-157 for human use could create the impression that the peptide, which hasn’t passed through the rigorous process the FDA uses to approve new drugs, nonetheless has the agency’s blessing.

— Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Hydrogen requires specialized storage systems, dedicated airport infrastructure, and rigorous safety standards.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of rigorous

Adjective

Those efforts produced significant performance and efficiency gains for several of the laboratory’s most demanding applications.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Yzerman was known as a demanding, intimidating general manager who could grind players in negotiations.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of demanding

Adjective

Essentially a rock has met a hard place – at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Remember, all this hard work to discover all these things has been done in the midst of designing a ballroom, cleaning up the reflecting pool and a host of other busy things the president and his administration have been doing.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of hard

Adjective

The new model also challenges an industry belief that leading-edge AI requires heavy spending on data centers and the advanced chips that the US has restricted access to.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
But in the years since, this business decision has come under heavy scrutiny because of the rapid rise in team valuations.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of heavy

Adjective

In the $200,000 San Clemente Handicap 35-1 longshot Somerset West (Armando Ayuso) outran nine other 3-year-old fillies, including three formidable challengers who shipped in from the east.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Ohtani spearheads the game’s most formidable hypothetical October rotation.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of formidable

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