All burdensome synonyms
bur·den·some
B b adj burdensome
- onerous — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- taxing — wearingly burdensome: the day-to-day, taxing duties of a supervisor.
- demanding — A demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention.
- oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- irksome — annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
- tough — strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- trying — extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit: a trying day; a trying experience.
- wearing — gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
- weighty — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- carking — distressful.
- crushing — A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.