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Divide arduous into syllables:

ar · du · ous

How to pronounce arduous:

Synonyms for arduous:

backbreaking
burdensome
challenging
complex
complicated
demanding
difficult
effortful
exacting
exhausting
fatiguing
formidable
grueling
gruelling
hard
harsh
heavy
herculean
intricate
laborious
murderous
onerous
operose
painful
punishing
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Antonyms for arduous:

a breeze
a cinch
a doddle
a piece of cake
a pushover
a snap
a snip
accommodating
acheless
achievable
agreeable
aiding
amenable
anodyne
apathetic
as easy as abc
attainable
basic
bearable
beneficial
benign
benignant
bland
breezy
calm
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