onerous

The word “onerous” has 3 syllables: on-er-ous

It's pronounced as /ˈoʊnərəs/

What is synonym and antonym for onerous?

In the thesaurus, “onerous” has 100 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for onerous along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for onerous

agonizing
arduous
austere
backbreaking
bad
biting
bitter
bleak
brutal
burdensome
challenging
comfortless
cruel
crushing
cumbersome
demanding
difficult
disagreeable
discomforting
distressing
embittering
exacting
excessive
excruciating
exhausting
exigent
fatiguing
forbidding
formidable
galling
grave
grievous
grim
grinding
grueling
gruelling
hard
hardhanded
harrowing
harsh
headache
heartbreaking
heartrending
heavy
herculean
hostile
inclement
inhospitable
inhuman
insufferable
insupportable
intemperate
intolerable
irksome
killing
laborious
merciless
murderous
oppressive
overpowering
overtaxing
overwhelming
painful
persnickety
plodding
ponderous
pressing
responsible
rigid
rigorous
rough
rugged
searing
serious
severe
spartan
stern
stiff
strenuous
strict
stringent
taxing
testing
tiresome
tiring
toilsome
tortuous
tough
troublesome
trying
unbearable
uncomfortable
unendurable
unfriendly
unpleasant
vexatious
wearing
weighty
wild
wretched

Antonyms for onerous

agreeable
balmy
bearable
calm
clement
comfortable
cozy
easy
effortless
endurable
facile
friendly
genial
gentle
helpful
hospitable
light
luxurious
mild
moderate
nice
nondemanding
painless
peaceful
pleasant
relaxing
reposeful
restful
simple
smooth
snug
soft
temperate
tolerable
trivial
unchallenging
undemanding

Meanings of onerous

adjective
1. Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

Example Sentences

The onerous task of cleaning up the entire office took longer than expected.
She found the paperwork to be onerous, taking up too much of her time.
The new regulations imposed an onerous burden on small business owners.
His responsibilities at the company became increasingly onerous, leading to burnout.
The onerous fines for late payments discouraged many customers from delaying their bills.

On this page you'll find 137 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to onerous, such as: agonizing, agreeable, arduous, austere, backbreaking, bad, balmy.

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