Arduous
Arduous adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: climbing Mount Everest is an arduous, exhausting challenge
Trying is a synonym for arduous in difficult topic. In some cases you can use "Trying" instead an adjective "Arduous", when it comes to topics like demanding, heavy. popular alternative
Nearby Word: arduously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Yes, there will be a five-year gap between Reign Supreme and the new album, but it's not due to an arduous or trying creative process, just a lot of touring.
Source: Music / Dying Fetus - Anthony survives a graphic and arduous three-plus-year stint in the jungle, but upon his homecoming, he realizes that the "real world" can be just as trying as war.
Source: Justified Criminal - Many, many players also broke their quickloading keys in the Mariposa Military Base in Fallout, where trying to keep Dogmeat alive was an incredibly arduous procedure, and reloading to revive him was a common occurrence.
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