Synonyms for onerous
ˈɒn ər əs, ˈoʊ nər-oner·ous

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1. onerousadjective

   Synonyms:
   difficult, demanding, taxing, wearing

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1. onerous

   Arduous (Latin arduus, steep) signifies primarily so steep and lofty as to be difficult of ascent, and hence applies to that which involves great and sustained exertion and ordinarily for a lofty aim; great learning can only be won by arduous toil. Hard applies to anything that resists our endeavors as a scarcely penetrable mass resists our physical force. Anything is hard that involves tax and strain whether of the physical or mental powers. Difficult is not used of that which merely taxes physical force; a dead lift is called hard rather than difficult; breaking stone on the road would be called hard rather than difficult work; that is difficult which involves skill, sagacity, or address, with or without a considerable expenditure of physical force; a geometrical problem may be difficult to solve, a tangled skein to unravel; a mountain difficult to ascend. Hard may be active or passive; a thing may be hard to do or hard to bear. Arduous is always active. That which is laborious or toilsome simply requires the steady application of labor or toil till accomplished; toilsome is the stronger word. That which is onerous (Latin onus, a burden) is mentally burdensome or oppressive. Responsibility may be onerous even when it involves no special exertion.

   Synonyms:
   arduous, difficult, exhausting, hard, laborious, severe, toilsome, trying

   Antonyms:
   easy, facile, light, pleasant, slight, trifling, trivial

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1. onerous

   Synonyms:
   burdensome, toilsome, heavy, responsible, oppressive, laborious, oppose, difficult

   Antonyms:
   light, easy, trivial, inoppressive

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1. burdensome, onerous, taxingadjective

   not easily borne; wearing

   "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

   Synonyms:
   burdensome, taxing

   Antonyms:
   light

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1. onerousadjective

   Synonyms:
   burdensome, oppressive, heavy, weighty, laborious, toilsome, operose, hard, difficult

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1. onerousadjective

   Synonyms:
   laborious, difficult, arduous

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1. List of paraphrases for "onerous":

   burdensome, costly, expensive, heavy, cumbersome, arduous, difficult, weighty

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1. Ronald Reagan:

   We have the means to change the laws we find unjust or onerous. We cannot, as citizens, pick and choose the laws we will or will not obey. (On dismissing 12,000 striking air traffic controllers)

2. Chris Pappas:

   People see this as a really egregious attack on women's health, and they've seen onerous laws being passed at the … state level all across the country, and so this decision is going to be impactful.

3. Nigel Dodds:

   Northern Ireland cannot be subjected to new and onerous trade barriers within the United Kingdom as the price of leaving the European Union, we deeply regret the numerous missed opportunities by those who negotiated on behalf of the UK.

4. Kelly Ayotte , R-N.H.:

   Local school districts in New Hampshire that are working to both ensure proper nutrition for their students and responsibly manage taxpayer dollars should not be burdened by onerous federal requirements from Washington.

5. Energy Department spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes:

   President Trump promised the American people that President Trump would reduce onerous federal regulations on the American consumer, and this proposed rulemaking on showerheads does just that.