Synonyms for grueling
- adjective
- American English
Most common
Example sentences
- exhausting The run up the river can be exhausting for salmon.
- tiring Do you really think it would be tiring to do that?
- arduous She went through a long and arduous vocational course.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| grueling | rising | |
| exhausting | rising | |
| tiring | rising | |
| arduous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hard1
- 5 letters
- heavy2
- 6 letters
- tiring2
- 7 letters
- wearing2, arduous3, onerous3, operose
- 8 letters
- draining2, tiresome3, toilsome, weariful
- 9 letters
- punishing3, laborious4, herculean4, fatiguing3, wearisome3, effortful
- 10 letters
- exhausting3, burdensome3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy2 = 2 syllables).