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Synonyms & Antonyms of toilsome
1
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
- faced with the toilsome task of cleaning out her deceased father's homestead
Synonyms for toilsome
- arduous,
- Augean,
- backbreaking,
- challenging,
- demanding,
- difficult,
- effortful,
- exacting,
- formidable,
- grueling
- (or gruelling),
- hard,
- heavy,
- hellacious,
- herculean,
- killer,
- laborious,
- moiling,
- murderous,
- pick-and-shovel,
- rigorous,
- rough,
- rugged,
- severe,
- stiff,
- strenuous,
- sweaty,
- tall,
- testing,
- tough,
- uphill
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Antonyms for toilsome
- cheap,
- easy,
- effortless,
- facile,
- light,
- mindless,
- simple,
- soft,
- undemanding
2
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
- this is the most toilsome part of the construction, so we'll go slowly to make sure we're doing it right
Synonyms for toilsome
- arduous,
- burdensome,
- challenging,
- demanding,
- exacting,
- grueling
- (or gruelling),
- killing,
- laborious,
- onerous,
- persnickety,
- taxing
Words Related to toilsome
Near Antonyms for toilsome
- easy,
- effortless,
- facile,
- simple,
- smooth
Antonyms for toilsome
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The first known use of toilsome was circa 1570
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