onerousness
Quality of weighing
Onerousness is the quality of being burdensome or oppressively demanding.
The word appears in legal and formal contexts to describe obligations that impose excessive difficulty or cost: The onerousness of the contract terms made the deal unworkable.
It suggests weight that strains capacity rather than merely inconveniences.
Requiring considerable effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- toilsomeRequiring strenuous effort
backbreaking · arduous · painstaking · demanding · rigorous · punishing · draining · wearisome
Hard to accomplish
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- toughDurable and strong
- difficultRequiring much effort
overwhelming · insurmountable · uphill · steep · prohibitive · exacting · stringent · severe
Measure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- loadCarried weight or burden
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- obligationRequired task or commitment
liability · duty · albatross · millstone · yoke · shackles · heaviness · impediment
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- burdensomeDifficult to endure
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- clunkyAwkward and cumbersome
awkward · unmanageable · lumbering · bulky · clumsy · ungainly · heavy-handed · complicated
laborious
Requiring considerable effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
toilsome · backbreaking · arduous · painstaking · demanding · rigorous · punishing · draining · wearisome · tedious
challenging
Hard to accomplish
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- toughDurable and strong
difficult · overwhelming · insurmountable · uphill · steep · prohibitive · exacting · stringent · severe · harsh
weight
Measure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- loadCarried weight or burden
- responsibilityState of being answerable
obligation · liability · duty · albatross · millstone · yoke · shackles · heaviness · impediment · pressure
cumbersome
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- burdensomeDifficult to endure
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
clunky · awkward · unmanageable · lumbering · bulky · clumsy · ungainly · heavy-handed · complicated · convoluted
onerousnessease
Lack of strain
easiness · lightness · effortlessness · simplicity · manageability
onerousnesspleasantness
Quality of being agreeable
agreeableness · enjoyableness · delightfulness · gratification · pleasure