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strenuous
[ stren-yoo-uhs ]
adjective
- characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.:
a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- demanding or requiring vigorous exertion; laborious:
To think deeply is a strenuous task.
Antonyms:
- vigorous, energetic, or zealously active:
a strenuous person; a strenuous intellect.
Synonyms:
strenuous
/ ˈstrɛnjʊəs; ˌstrɛnjʊˈɒsɪtɪ /
adjective
- requiring or involving the use of great energy or effort
- characterized by great activity, effort, or endeavour
Derived Forms
- strenuosity, noun
- ˈٰԳܴdzܲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٰu·dzܲ· adverb
- ٰu·dzܲ·Ա ٰ··Dz··ٲ [stren-yoo-, os, -i-tee], noun
- ܲȴ-ٰu·dzܲ adjective
- quasi-ٰu·dzܲ· adverb
- p·ٰu·dzܲ adjective
- super·ٰu·dzܲ· adverb
- super·ٰu·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ٰu·dzܲ adjective
- un·ٰu·dzܲ· adverb
- un·ٰu·dzܲ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of strenuous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of strenuous1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Rangers describe the trail — a steep half-mile to reach the cave, then a half-mile loop inside — as “strenuous,” featuring possible encounters with poison oak, bees, rattlesnakes and falling rocks.
With a strenuous work and travel schedule, Ehrenreich said he felt the need for an artistic home base.
She was on a different — and one hopes less strenuous — kind of tour.
The temperature is set at a chilly 68 to 70 degrees, because body heat rises with such strenuous exertion.
It was one of the biggest moments of the postseason, one of the most strenuous moments of his career, yet he performed like a champion.
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