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Synonyms of laboured in English:

laboured


See UK English definition of laboured

adjective

1‘his harsh, laboured breathing’

SYNONYMS
strained, difficult, forced, laborious, heavy, awkward
ANTONYMS

easy

2‘a rather laboured joke’

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contrived, stiff, strained, stilted, forced, unnatural, artificial, mannered, studied, affected, overdone, overworked, heavy, ponderous, over-elaborate, over-embellished, long-winded, awkward, clumsy, inelegant, turgid, laborious, overwrought, not spontaneous, unconvincing, convoluted, complex, intricate, ornate, elaborate, prolix
ANTONYMS

natural