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Synonyms of strenuous in English:

strenuous


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adjective

1‘it's a pretty strenuous climb’

SYNONYMS
arduous, difficult, hard, tough, taxing, demanding, exacting, uphill, stiff, formidable, heavy, exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, gruelling, back-breaking, murderous, punishing
informal no picnic, killing
British informal knackering
archaic toilsome
ANTONYMS

easy, effortless

2‘the college has made strenuous efforts to attract overseas students’

SYNONYMS
vigorous, energetic, active, enthusiastic, keen, zealous, forceful, strong, Herculean, spirited, dynamic, intense, determined, resolute, tenacious, tireless, stout, indefatigable, unremitting, dogged, pertinacious
ANTONYMS

half-hearted, feeble