Labor-intensive
Labor-intensive adjective - Requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital.
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Synonyms for Labor-intensive
Time-consuming and labor-intensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Time-consuming" instead an adjective phrase "Labor-intensive".
Time-consuming
Time-consuming adjective - Of a task that takes time and patience.
Labor-intensive and time-consuming are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Labor-intensive" instead an adjective phrase "Time-consuming".
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Related pairs
- strenuous and labor-intensive
- strenuous and time-consuming
- demanding and labor-intensive
- demanding and time-consuming
- difficult and labor-intensive
- difficult and time-consuming
- heavy and labor-intensive
- heavy and time-consuming
- hard and labor-intensive
- hard and time-consuming
- tough and labor-intensive
- tough and time-consuming
- exacting and labor-intensive
- exacting and time-consuming
Both words in one sentence
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The log chopper borders on Not an Example, since from a technical standpoint it does work like a traditional invention: chopping wood into logs by hand is a very labor-intensive and time-consuming job.
Source: Rube Goldberg Device
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