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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That could be a tall order for a U.S. team that has made the quarterfinals just once in the modern era.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Jet A might help reduce the risk of shortages for UK airlines, but high demand and infrastructure challenges may make this a tall order.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Replicating the last year’s 850% spike will be a tall order considering that premium, but it isn’t too late for Wall Street to start paying attention.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Creating conditions for regime change through a military campaign was always a tall order, said Assaf Orion, the former head of strategic planning for the Israeli military.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

First we had to get Quinby into the harness, and that was a tall order.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

tall order

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