laborious
adjectiveHow many syllables in laborious?
There are 4 syllables in the word laborious.Divide laborious into syllables:
la · bo · ri · ous
How to pronounce laborious:
Definition of laborious:
- laborious (adjective):
- involving great exertion or prolonged effort
- involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort arduous
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
Synonyms for laborious:
active
arduous
assiduous
backbreaking
burdensome
bustling
busy
difficult
diligent
effortful
employed
engaged
exhausting
fatiguing
grueling
gruelling
hard
heavy
herculean
immersed
industrious
occupied
onerous
operose
preoccupied
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Antonyms for laborious:
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
boorish
breezy
calm
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