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单词 burdensome
释义

burdensome

adjective

bur·​den·​some ˈbər-dᵊn-səm How to pronounce burdensome (audio)
: imposing or constituting a burden : oppressive
burdensome restrictions

Synonyms

  • bitter
  • brutal
  • cruel
  • excruciating
  • grievous
  • grim
  • hard
  • hardhanded
  • harsh
  • heavy
  • inhuman
  • murderous
  • onerous
  • oppressive
  • rough
  • rugged
  • searing
  • severe
  • stiff
  • tough
  • trying
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Example Sentences

The responsibility has become burdensome. the burdensome living conditions that the early settlers had to endure
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Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

burdensome

adjective

bur·​den·​some ˈbər-dᵊn-səm How to pronounce burdensome (audio)
: so heavy or hard to take as to be a burden

burdensome

adjective

1
as in oppressive
difficult to endure the burdensome living conditions that the early settlers had to endure

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • oppressive
  • harsh
  • tough
  • onerous
  • searing
  • severe
  • brutal
  • hard
  • rough
  • trying
  • cruel
  • painful
  • heavy
  • grim
  • excruciating
  • grievous
  • inhuman
  • murderous
  • bitter
  • rugged
  • bleak
  • stiff
  • uncomfortable
  • unbearable
  • unpleasant
  • forbidding
  • strict
  • stringent
  • rigorous
  • overwhelming
  • spartan
  • inhospitable
  • austere
  • hardhanded
  • discomforting
  • agonizing
  • intolerable
  • insupportable
  • bad
  • crushing
  • comfortless
  • intemperate
  • inclement
  • tortuous
  • insufferable
  • disagreeable
  • hostile
  • grinding
  • unendurable
  • biting
  • heartbreaking
  • unfriendly
  • wearing
  • wretched
  • harrowing
  • heartrending
  • wild

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • easy
  • light
  • soft
  • pleasant
  • agreeable
  • luxurious
  • comfortable
  • friendly
  • hospitable
  • cozy
  • tolerable
  • bearable
  • peaceful
  • genial
  • painless
  • restful
  • relaxing
  • moderate
  • mild
  • gentle
  • endurable
  • snug
  • calm
  • temperate
  • reposeful
  • balmy
  • clement
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2
as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention the burdensome task of finishing the tax return

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • challenging
  • difficult
  • demanding
  • onerous
  • taxing
  • arduous
  • laborious
  • tough
  • grueling
  • toilsome
  • hard
  • exacting
  • killing
  • gruelling
  • formidable
  • oppressive
  • strenuous
  • testing
  • persnickety
  • herculean
  • rigorous
  • stringent
  • stiff
  • severe
  • trying
  • rigid
  • strict
  • rugged
  • rough
  • stern

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undemanding
  • light
  • unchallenging
  • easy
  • simple
  • nondemanding
  • effortless
  • smooth
  • facile
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of burdensome are exacting, onerous, and oppressive. While all these words mean "imposing hardship," burdensome suggests causing mental as well as physical strain.

burdensome responsibilities

The words exacting and burdensome are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, exacting implies rigor or sternness rather than tyranny or injustice in the demands made or in the one demanding.

an exacting employer

The words onerous and burdensome can be used in similar contexts, but onerous stresses being laborious and heavy especially because distasteful.

the onerous task of cleaning up the mess

While the synonyms oppressive and burdensome are close in meaning, oppressive implies extreme harshness or severity in what is imposed.

the oppressive tyranny of a police state
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