arduously
In painstaking fashion
Arduously means with great effort, difficulty, or strain.
Tasks performed arduously require sustained exertion and often test one's endurance or patience.
She arduously climbed the steep mountain trail, stopping frequently to catch her breath.
The word suggests not just difficulty but the wearing nature of prolonged struggle—work that is arduously completed has demanded considerable labor over time.
With stubborn persistence
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
- perseveringlyWith continued effort despite difficulty
- determinedlyWith fixed purpose
- steadfastlyWith unyielding commitment
resolutely · unrelentingly · tirelessly · indefatigably · patiently · enduringly · persistently · relentlessly
Requiring strenuous effort
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
plodding · tedious · wearisome · burdensome · onerous · tiring · fatiguing · effortful
Vigorous physical effort
- strainingExerting intense effort
- demandingRequiring great effort
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
- taxingRequiring great effort
intense · draining · punishing · sapping · uphill · sweat · toil · struggle
With extreme thoroughness
- tortuouslyIn a twisting way
- demandinglyIn an insistent manner
- challenginglyIn a provoking manner
- formidablyIn a daunting manner
tenaciously
With stubborn persistence
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
- perseveringlyWith continued effort despite difficulty
- determinedlyWith fixed purpose
steadfastly · resolutely · unrelentingly · tirelessly · indefatigably · patiently · enduringly · persistently · relentlessly · unceasingly
toilsome
Requiring strenuous effort
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
backbreaking · plodding · tedious · wearisome · burdensome · onerous · tiring · fatiguing · effortful · slog
exertion
Vigorous physical effort
- strainingExerting intense effort
- demandingRequiring great effort
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
taxing · intense · draining · punishing · sapping · uphill · sweat · toil · struggle · laboring
painstakingly
With extreme thoroughness
- tortuouslyIn a twisting way
- demandinglyIn an insistent manner
- challenginglyIn a provoking manner
arduouslyeffortlessly
Without visible labor
easily · painlessly · smoothly · lightly · simply
arduouslylazily
Without exertion or haste
languidly · listlessly · sluggishly · indolently · lackadaisically