ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAarduous
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arduous
Meaning: involving great effort; difficult
arduous in a sentence
How arduous is used in real sentences:
The arduous climb took eight hours of steady work.
The arduous climb took eight hours of steady work.
“The work was arduous; cramped script and missing pages often forced him to retrace an entire week.”
— from the passage The Slanted Signature
Synonyms for arduous
Other words for arduous — strenuous, laborious and grueling — carry the same meaning.
- strenuous
- laborious
- grueling
Antonyms of arduous
Words that mean the opposite of arduous:
- easy
- effortless
Where it comes from
From Latin arduus 'steep, lofty'
Memory hook
ARDUOUS — climbing an ARDUO-us steep slope.