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grueling

[groo-uh-ling, groo-ling] / ˈgru ə lɪŋ, ˈgru lɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
difficult, taxing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arduous backbreaking brutal demanding excruciating exhausting fierce laborious punishing strenuous tiring torturous trying
WEAK
chastening crushing fatiguing grinding hairy hard harsh heavy racking severe stiff
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy effortless facile gentle kind trivial

Example Sentences

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But it’d be fun, not too physically grueling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In a grueling defensive slugfest with fellow No. 1-seed Texas, the Bruins won 51-44 to advance to Sunday’s national championship game against South Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Yet the report also gave a strong hint about why people are searching for stability: The job hunt today can be grueling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Luckily for us, “House of David” showrunner Jon Erwin emphasizes the grueling battle required to pull this off instead of the field surgery.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

In seasons past, playing for Permian had meant routinely vomiting during the grueling off-season workouts inside the hot and sweaty weight room.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger