Challenging
Challenging adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: an exceptionally challenging brainteaser
Effortful and challenging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effortful" instead an adjective "Challenging".
Effortful
Effortful adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: the book's abstruse subject matter and dense prose make for effortful reading
Challenging and effortful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Challenging" instead an adjective "Effortful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- strenuous and challenging
- strenuous and effortful
- demanding and challenging
- demanding and effortful
- difficult and challenging
- difficult and effortful
- rough and challenging
- rough and effortful
- heavy and challenging
- heavy and effortful
- ambitious and challenging
- ambitious and effortful
- hard and challenging
- hard and effortful
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Effortful and Challenging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/challenging/effortful
Challenging & Effortful. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/challenging/effortful>.
Effortful or Challenging. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/challenging/effortful.
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