backbreaking
Physically exhausting labor
Backbreaking describes work so physically demanding it could break your back—heavy labor requiring intense exertion: backbreaking work in the coal mines, the backbreaking task of hauling stones.
The term emphasizes grueling effort, though it extends to any exhausting undertaking: the backbreaking process of editing a manuscript.
Extremely tiring and demanding
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
punishing · demanding · toilsome · onerous · burdensome · taxing · hard · tough
Excessive stretching force
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
grind · drudgery · exertion · slog · labor · travail · persistence · dedication
State of utter depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- tirednessState of needing rest
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- depletionReduction of supply
fatigue · lethargy · debilitation · drained · spent · knackered · sapped · frazzled
Written instructions for use
- farmworkAgricultural labor duties
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- constructionProcess of building something
- miningExtracting earth's resources
logging · quarrying · hauling · digging · landscaping · bricklaying · stevedoring · fieldwork
grueling
Extremely tiring and demanding
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
exhausting · punishing · demanding · toilsome · onerous · burdensome · taxing · hard · tough · heavy
strain
Excessive stretching force
struggle · grind · drudgery · exertion · slog · labor · travail · persistence · dedication · oomph
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
depletion · fatigue · lethargy · debilitation · drained · spent · knackered · sapped · frazzled · overworked
manual
Written instructions for use
- farmworkAgricultural labor duties
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- constructionProcess of building something
mining · logging · quarrying · hauling · digging · landscaping · bricklaying · stevedoring · fieldwork · millwork
backbreakingeffortless
Requiring no strain
light · easy · gentle · undemanding · relaxed
backbreakingeffortless
Requiring no strain
easy · simple · undemanding · manageable · doable