Synonyms for dreich
- adjective
Most common
sustained persistent unending unceasing taxing burdensome dilatory
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Sustained — chiefly of rain, without pause or stop; continuous, incessant
2. Taxing — of a task, laborious, tedious, troublesome; hence, needing concentration to understand; intricate
Definitions
- adj. 1
Slow, sluggish; specifically, of a person: tending to delay or procrastinate (especially when paying for something).
- adj. 2
Of a task: laborious, tedious, troublesome; hence, needing concentration to understand; intricate.
- adj. 3
Chiefly of rain: without pause or stop; continuous, incessant.
Related words
- Word family
- dree
Example sentences
- sustained Such drastic economic growth cannot be sustained.
- persistent Be patient and persistent. These things take time.
- unending I'm up to here with your unending, insufferable nagging!
- unceasing Beyond lay the sea, misty and purple, with its haunting, unceasing murmur.
- taxing Some claim that taxing the rich inhibits job creation.
- burdensome I appreciated her kindness, while I feel it burdensome.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dreich | steady | |
| sustained | steady | |
| persistent | rising | |
| unending | rising | |
| unceasing | steady | |
| taxing | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- tardy2
- 6 letters
- taxing2
- 8 letters
- unending3, dilatory4, toilsome
- 9 letters
- sustained2, unceasing3
- 10 letters
- persistent3, burdensome3
- 11 letters
- unremitting4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tardy2 = 2 syllables).