Augean
adjective
Au·ge·an ȯ-ˈjē-ən 
: extremely formidable or difficult and occasionally distasteful
an Augean task
Synonyms
- arduous
- backbreaking
- challenging
- demanding
- difficult
- effortful
- exacting
- formidable
- grueling
- gruelling
- hard
- heavy
- hellacious
- herculean
- killer
- laborious
- moiling
- murderous
- pick-and-shovel
- rigorous
- rough
- rugged
- severe
- stiff
- strenuous
- sweaty
- tall
- testing
- toilsome
- tough
- uphill
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
dreaded the Augean task of cleaning the bathroom after an overflow of the toilet
Word History
Etymology
Latin Augeas, king of Elis, from Greek Augeias; from the legend that his stable, left neglected for 30 years, was finally cleaned by Hercules
First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing Augean
Augean
adjective
as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort dreaded the Augean task of cleaning the bathroom after an overflow of the toilet Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- difficult
- challenging
- demanding
- rigorous
- formidable
- tough
- toilsome
- complicated
- herculean
- testing
- effortful
- heavy
- arduous
- hard
- exhausting
- laborious
- sweaty
- backbreaking
- strenuous
- murderous
- rough
- rugged
- moiling
- exacting
- complex
- grueling
- uphill
- severe
- gruelling
- intricate
- tall
- painful
- hellacious
- killer
- grim
- problematic
- serious
- onerous
- involved
- pick-and-shovel
- insoluble
- oppressive
- recondite
- elusive
- knotty
- problematical
- labored
- taxing
- stubborn
- stiff
- burdensome
- troublesome
- stressful
- bruising
- abstruse
- annoying
- thorny
- brutal
- hairy
- abstract
- irksome
- tricky
- trying
- spiny
- vexatious
- distressing
- opaque
- ticklish
- tight
- strict
- stringent
- bothersome
- grievous
- inhuman
- cruel
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- undemanding
- light
- simple
- cheap
- easy
- clear
- facile
- effortless
- mindless
- soft
- achievable
- elementary
- uncomplicated
- doable
- gentle
- manageable
- painless
- smooth
- comforting
- accessible
- soothing
- friendly
- relaxed
- user-friendly
- idiotproof
Phrases Containing Augean
- extension bolt
- extension cord
- extension jamb
- extension ladder
- extension lathe
- extension lead
- extension rule
- cerebroside
- cerebrosides
- cerebrospinal
- cerebrospinal axis
- cerebrospinal fluid
- cerebrospinal meningitis
- cerebrospinal nervous system
- cerebrotonic
- cerebrovascular
- cerebrovascular accident
- cerebrovisceral
- cerebrum
- cerebrums
- cerecloth
- cerecloths
- cered
- Ceredigion
- cerei