All laboured synonyms

adjective laboured

• tortured — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
• tortuous — full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
• difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
• strenuous — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
• arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
• awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
• contrived — If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
• artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
• forced — strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
• leaden — inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
• unclear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
• clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
• ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
• strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
• affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
• overdone — past participle of overdo.
• studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
• effortful — marked by effort or exertion; labored.
• hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
• heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
• inept — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
• maladroit — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
• operose — industrious, as a person.
• overwrought — extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
• stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
• toilsome — characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
• unnatural — contrary to the laws or course of nature.
• uphill — up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward: The soldiers marched uphill. Water does not run uphill without assistance.
• weighty — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.