Arduous vs. Onerous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Arduous and Onerous
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Arduous
Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
An arduous journey
Onerous
Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
Arduous
Demanding great effort or labor; difficult
"the arduous work of preparing a Dictionary of the English Language" (Thomas Macaulay).
Onerous
(Law) Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.
Arduous
Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous
A long, arduous, and exhausting war.
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Onerous
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
Arduous
Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.
Onerous
Burdensome; oppressive.
Arduous
Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
The movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle.
Onerous
Not easily borne; wearing;
The burdensome task of preparing the income tax return
My duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests
A taxing schedule
Arduous
(obsolete) burning; ardent
Arduous
Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
Arduous
Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.
Those arduous paths they trod.
Arduous
Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise.
Arduous
Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
Worked their arduous way up the mining valley
A grueling campaign
Hard labor
Heavy work
Heavy going
Spent many laborious hours on the project
Set a punishing pace
Arduous
Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance;
His final, straining burst of speed
A strenuous task
Your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here
Arduous
Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill;
The arduous work of preparing a dictionary
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