onerous (Meaning)
onerous (s)
not easily borne; wearing
onerous (a.)
Burdensome; oppressive.
Synonyms & Antonyms of onerous
Synonyms:
- rugged
- bleak
- rigorous
- bitter
- stiff
- murderous
- painful
- unbearable
- unpleasant
- grievous
- heavy
- excruciating
- hardhanded
- uncomfortable
- strict
- stringent
- grim
- inhuman
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- inhospitable
- inclement
- insupportable
- wild
- hostile
- spartan
- unfriendly
- biting
- forbidding
- overwhelming
- discomforting
- wearing
- agonizing
- bad
- heartrending
- crushing
- tortuous
- harrowing
- unendurable
- grinding
- heartbreaking
- comfortless
- austere
- insufferable
- wretched
- intemperate
- intolerable
- disagreeable
Antonyms:
onerous Sentence Examples
- The onerous mortgage payments left the family struggling financially.
- The job's onerous workload and long hours took a toll on her well-being.
- The contract contained several onerous clauses that the company insisted upon.
- The onerous task of cleaning the attic was a daunting one.
- The onerous tax burden weighed heavily on homeowners.
- The onerous duties of a caretaker proved to be too much for her.
- The onerous bureaucracy involved in applying for a visa was frustrating.
- The onerous responsibility of caring for an elderly parent was overwhelming.
- The onerous requirements for the scholarship made it difficult to qualify.
- The onerous task of moving required her to take several trips.
FAQs About the word onerous
not easily borne; wearingBurdensome; oppressive.
brutal, hard,tough, burdensome, trying, rough, cruel, severe, searing, oppressive
soft, light,easy, easy, comfortable, pleasant, pleasant, comfortable, light, soft
The onerous mortgage payments left the family struggling financially.
The job's onerous workload and long hours took a toll on her well-being.
The contract contained several onerous clauses that the company insisted upon.
The onerous task of cleaning the attic was a daunting one.
