Backbreaking
Backbreaking adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: modern machinery has significantly eased the backbreaking work of farming
Distressing and backbreaking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distressing" instead an adjective "Backbreaking".
Distressing
Distressing adjective - Causing worry or anxiety.
Backbreaking and distressing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backbreaking" instead an adjective "Distressing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- harsh and backbreaking
- harsh and distressing
- painful and backbreaking
- painful and distressing
- heavy and backbreaking
- heavy and distressing
- hard and backbreaking
- hard and distressing
- severe and backbreaking
- severe and distressing
- tough and backbreaking
- tough and distressing
- grave and backbreaking
- grave and distressing
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Distressing and Backbreaking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbreaking/distressing
Backbreaking & Distressing. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbreaking/distressing>.
Distressing or Backbreaking. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbreaking/distressing.
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