All gruelingly synonyms
gru·el·ing
G g adv gruelingly
- badly — If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
- vigorously — full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
- severely — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- awkwardly — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- carefully — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- hardly — only just; almost not; barely: We had hardly reached the lake when it started raining. hardly any; hardly ever.
- harshly — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- inconveniently — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- roughly — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- strenuously — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- agonizingly — accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
- burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- cumbrous — cumbersome
- distressingly — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- ponderously — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- toilsomely — characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
- unwieldly — not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
adverb gruelingly
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.