tall order

ADJECTIVE

formidable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arduous challenging intimidating onerous powerful tough tremendous

WEAK

all-powerful ballbuster colossal effortful hard labored laborious mighty overpowering puissant rough staggering strenuous toilsome tough proposition uphill

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile ineffective insignificant little small unimportant weak

WEAK

feeble friendly harmless not hard trivial

NOUN

uphill struggle

Synonyms

WEAK

difficult task hard work tough assignment uphill battle

Example Sentences

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But Burnham is not currently an MP and it would be a tall order for him to get back into the House of Commons, a process that involves winning a parliamentary by-election.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Replacing armies of professional analysts who spend years studying specific companies, industries or asset classes is a tall order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

That’s a tall order for a compact book, especially given its subject’s long, complicated life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

But convincing voters might be a tall order.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Then, in an extremely understanding voice, he said, “Well, I never did! That’s rather a tall order, isn’t it? What do you think yourself?”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

tall order

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