fatiguing
Sapping one's energy
Fatiguing means causing tiredness or exhaustion.
A fatiguing journey wears you out; fatiguing work drains your energy.
The word applies to mental as well as physical strain: The endless meetings were fatiguing.
It's the present participle of fatigue, used as an adjective.
Progressively using up
- sappingGradually draining vitality
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- enervatingCausing loss of vigor
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
weakening · taxing · consuming · enfeebling · leaching · dissipating · eroding · devitalizing
Demanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
- toilsomeRequiring strenuous effort
demanding · onerous · burdensome · tough · grinding · heavy · painstaking · intensive
Boring through length
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- boringFailing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
wearisome · numbing · mind-numbing · humdrum · dreary · unvarying · soul-destroying · plodding
depleting
Progressively using up
- sappingGradually draining vitality
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- enervatingCausing loss of vigor
debilitating · weakening · taxing · consuming · enfeebling · leaching · dissipating · eroding · devitalizing · burning out
arduous
Demanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
toilsome · demanding · onerous · burdensome · tough · grinding · heavy · painstaking · intensive · rigorous
tedious
Boring through length
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- boringFailing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
tiresome · wearisome · numbing · mind-numbing · humdrum · dreary · unvarying · soul-destroying · plodding · uninspiring
- exhaustingdraining, taxing, tiring, exhausting, wearying
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- Exercise Typesintense, light, moderate, vigorous, low-impact
- medical descriptorsacute, chronic, mild, moderate, severe
fatiguinginvigorating
Imparting fresh energy
energizing · refreshing · revitalizing · rejuvenating · restorative
fatiguingengaging
Pleasantly attractive, compelling attention
fascinating · riveting · captivating · stimulating · exhilarating
fatigue, fatigued, fatigues, indefatigable, overfatigued, overfatigue, unfatigued