onerous
Hard to bear
Onerous describes something burdensome or oppressive, typically involving considerable effort, expense, or difficulty.
An onerous task requires more work than seems reasonable; onerous regulations impose heavy compliance costs.
The word carries connotations of unfairness or excessive demand—not merely challenging but unreasonably so.
The contract's onerous terms drove away potential buyers.
Unjustly harsh or stifling
- taxingRequiring great effort
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
troublesome · demanding · weighty · punishing · exacting · overwhelming · crushing · debilitating
Unchangingly dull
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- mind-numbingExtremely tedious or monotonous
drudging · plodding · dreary · laborious · humdrum · grinding · unrelenting · interminable
Depleting one's reserves
- sappingGradually draining vitality
- fatiguingCausing weariness or exhaustion
- depletingProgressively using up
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
strenuous · enervating · wearing · tiring · debilitating · relentless · unsparing · punishing
Relating to formal agreements
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- bindingLegally or morally required
- stipulatedRequired as a condition
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
encumbered · liability · compliance · regulatory · fiduciary · indemnity · covenant · statutory
oppressive
Unjustly harsh or stifling
- taxingRequiring great effort
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
laborious · troublesome · demanding · weighty · punishing · exacting · overwhelming · crushing · debilitating · unmanageable
monotonous
Unchangingly dull
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
mind-numbing · drudging · plodding · dreary · laborious · humdrum · grinding · unrelenting · interminable · painstaking
draining
Depleting one's reserves
- sappingGradually draining vitality
- fatiguingCausing weariness or exhaustion
- depletingProgressively using up
grueling · strenuous · enervating · wearing · tiring · debilitating · relentless · unsparing · punishing · brutal
contractual
Relating to formal agreements
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- bindingLegally or morally required
- stipulatedRequired as a condition
conditional · encumbered · liability · compliance · regulatory · fiduciary · indemnity · covenant · statutory · provision
- exhaustingdraining, taxing, tiring, exhausting, fatiguing
- challengeschallenge, difficult, hard, challenging, tough
- oppressivestifling, suffocating, smothering, crushing, repressive
- tedioustedious, tiresome, wearisome, boring, monotonous
onerouseasy
Requiring minimal effort
light · effortless · undemanding · simple · painless