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Synonyms for galling
adj very upsettingAntonyms for galling
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
bitter
adjective. painful, distressing
difficult
adjective. hard on someone; hard to do
- ambitious
- arduous
- backbreaker
- bothersome
- burdensome
- challenging
- crucial
- demanding
- difficile
- easier said than done
- effortful
- exacting
- formidable
- galling
- gargantuan
- hard-won
- heavy
- herculean
- immense
- intricate
- irritating
- labored
- laborious
- no picnic
- not easy
- onerous
- operose
- painful
- problem
- problematic
- prohibitive
- rigid
- severe
- stiff
- strenuous
- titanic
- toilsome
- tough
- troublesome
- trying
- unyielding
- uphill
- upstream
- wearisome
distasteful
adjective. repulsive, unpleasant
- abhorrent
- abominable
- afflictive
- bitter
- detestable
- disagreeable
- dislikable
- displeasing
- flat
- flavorless
- galling
- grievous
- grody
- gross
- hateful
- icky
- insipid
- loathsome
- nauseous
- objectionable
- obnoxious
- odious
- offensive
- painful
- repellent
- repugnant
- savorless
- tasteless
- unappetizing
- undesirable
- uninviting
- unlikable
- unpalatable
- unsavory
- yicky
- yucky
more difficult
adjective. hard on someone; hard to do
- ambitious
- arduous
- backbreaker
- bothersome
- burdensome
- challenging
- crucial
- demanding
- difficile
- easier said than done
- effortful
- exacting
- formidable
- galling
- gargantuan
- hard-won
- heavy
- herculean
- immense
- intricate
- irritating
- labored
- laborious
- no picnic
- not easy
- onerous
- operose
- painful
- problem
- problematic
- prohibitive
- rigid
- severe
- stiff
- strenuous
- titanic
- toilsome
- tough
- troublesome
- trying
- unyielding
- uphill
- upstream
- wearisome
onerous
adjective. difficult; requiring hard labor
- arduous
- austere
- backbreaking
- burdensome
- crushing
- cumbersome
- demanding
- difficult
- distressing
- embittering
- exacting
- excessive
- exhausting
- exigent
- fatiguing
- formidable
- galling
- grave
- grinding
- grueling
- hard
- harsh
- headache
- heavy
- intolerable
- irksome
- laborious
- merciless
- oppressive
- overpowering
- overtaxing
- painful
- plodding
- ponderous
- pressing
- responsible
- rigorous
- serious
- severe
- strenuous
- taxing
- tiresome
- tiring
- toilsome
- troublesome
- vexatious
- weighty
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.