Arduous and Effortless

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Arduous adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: climbing Mount Everest is an arduous, exhausting challenge

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Effortless is an antonym for arduous in difficult topic.

Nearby Word: arduously

Effortless adjective - Involving minimal difficulty or effort.

Usage example: using an automatic dishwasher is not quite as effortless as I would like—you still have to put the dishes away

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Arduous is an antonym for effortless.

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