arduous

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Learn the meaning of arduous with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

arduous

(adjective)

Meaning

hard to accomplish or achieve

Example

"Climbing the mountain proved to be an arduous task for the hikers."

Synonyms

challengingstrenuousdemanding

Antonyms

easysimpleeffortless

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'arduus', meaning steep or difficult.
Related word forms
  • verb: arduousness
  • noun: arduousness

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