9
toilsome(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, heavy)
8
severe(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult)
8
tedious(adjective, dull, boring, monotonous, irritating)
8
tiresome(adjective, dull, hard, severe, harsh)
7
dull(adjective, boring, tedious, irritating, exasperating)
7
enfeebling(adjective, verb)
6
dissipating(verb, consuming, losing, enervating)
6
emptying(noun, verb, enervating)
6
punishing(adjective, hard, difficult, demanding, strenuous)
6
sapping(verb, adjective, difficult, unpleasant, grim)
6
taxing(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, heavy)
5
depleting(verb, adjective, harmful, damaging, trying)
5
back-breaking
5
evacuating(verb, rejecting)
5
monotonous(adjective, dull, boring, tedious, irritating)
5
soporific
5
uninteresting(adjective, dull, boring, tedious, irritating)
4
challenging(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awkward)
4
consuming(verb, consuming)
4
demanding(adjective, dull, hard, tough, difficult)
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