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stressful
adjective as in nerve-racking
Weak matches
aggravating, disquieting, disturbing, exasperating, irksome, irritating, maddening, taxing, tense, upsetting
adjective as in on edge
Weak matches
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, beside oneself, bundle of nerves, edgy, excited, fidgety, high-strung, hyper, impatient, in a tizzy, jittery, jumpy, nerve-racking, nervous, nervous wreck, overanxious, restless, unnerved, uptight, wired, worried, wound-up
adjective as in taxing
Strongest matches
demanding, disturbing, onerous, tedious, troublesome, trying
adjective as in tense
Strongest matches
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, edgy, excited, jittery, nervous, restive, shaky, strained, uneasy
Strong matches
choked, clutched, concerned, moved, moving, shot, unnerved, wired, worried, worrying, wreck
Weak matches
beside oneself, bundle of nerves, fidgety, fluttery, high-strung, hung up, hyper, in a tizzy, jumpy, nerve-racking, nervous wreck, on edge, overanxious, overwrought, queasy, restless, shot to pieces, strung-out, unquiet, up the wall, uptight, white knuckled, wound-up
adjective as in trying
Strongest matches
arduous, demanding, irritating, strenuous, taxing, tricky, troublesome, upsetting, vexing
Strong matches
aggravating, annoying, exacting, exasperating, fatiguing, rough
Example Sentences
“It can turn those super stressful moments into real teamwork.”
She is like the big sister to everyone - she knows what to do in stressful situations and handles things so smoothly.
He told The Guardian some events of the last four years have been "very stressful" and he had been "finding out certain things that have really, really hurt."
The remarkable variety of experiences, both positive and stressful, adds up to what she describes as "an unprecedented insight into children's inner world".
“They’re sitting on it. Having physical products sitting in your space can get really stressful. They have to sell it because they see it every day.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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