11
painful(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
11
taxing(adjective, hard, difficult, harsh, heavy)
11
trying(adjective, dull, hard, tough, difficult)
11
weighty(adjective, hard, difficult, harsh, heavy)
10
exhausting(adjective, dull, hard, tough, difficult)
10
wearying(adjective, dull, difficult, awkward, boring)
9
exigent(adjective, difficult, harsh, heavy, demanding)
9
fatiguing(adjective, dull, difficult, awkward, boring)
9
vexatious(adjective, dull, severe, difficult, boring)
9
wearisome(adjective, dull, tough, severe, difficult)
8
bothersome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
8
ponderous(adjective, difficult, heavy, cumbersome)
8
rugged(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
8
tiring(adjective, dull, tough, difficult, awkward)
8
uphill(adjective, great, tough, severe, difficult)
7
crushing(adjective, difficult, heavy, troublesome, arduous)
7
effortful(adjective, great, tough, rough, difficult)
7
gruelling(adjective, tiresome)
6
backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, heavy, cruel)
6
distressing(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
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