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no picnic

ADJECTIVE
arduous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backbreaking burdensome exhausting formidable grueling laborious onerous painful rigorous strenuous tiring tough troublesome trying uphill
WEAK
fatiguing harsh heavy labored murder punishing rough severe taxing toilsome
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy effortless facile helpful mild nice pleasant trivial weak
WEAK
motivating
ADJECTIVE
difficult
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambitious arduous burdensome challenging crucial demanding laborious onerous painful problematic severe strenuous tough troublesome
WEAK
backbreaker bothersome difficile easier said than done effortful exacting formidable galling gargantuan hard-won heavy herculean immense intricate irritating labored not easy operose problem prohibitive rigid stiff titanic toilsome trying unyielding uphill upstream wearisome
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy effortless facile helpful nice trivial
WEAK
calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated
ADJECTIVE
rugged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arduous rough strenuous tough
WEAK
demanding exacting formidable hairy hard harsh heavy heavy sledding knotty laborious large order mean murder operose stern taxing trying uncompromising uphill
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy facile nice
WEAK
calm courteous even flat gentle level mild moderate refined small smooth sophisticated tiny weak

Example Sentences

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Small-caps are no picnic either, with more than 40% of companies in the Russell 2000 being unprofitable, including lots of biotechs that require expertise to vet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Invading south Lebanon, however well reasoned or cleverly planned, is no picnic.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

And no picnic is complete without the quintessential summertime food: lobster rolls.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

“As a community, we had to fight so hard to get these very basic amenities. How are you going to build a park with no picnic areas next to the water?”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

The importance of maintaining a healthy scalp is not to be sneezed at, and lice are no picnic either.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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