Synonymes pour pénible

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1. pénibleb

   slowly as if burdened by much weight

   time hung heavy on their hands

   Synonymes: laborieux, lourd, lourdement

2. pénibleadjective

   lacking natural ease

   a labored style of debating

   Synonymes: lourdingue, poussif

3. pénibleadjective

   sloping upward

   Synonymes: amont, ardu, difficile, en amont, montant, qui monte

4. pénibleadjective

   causing an emotional disturbance

   his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly (Herb Caen)

   Synonymes: affligeant, bouleversant, contrariant, déconcertant, déroutant, ennuyeux, fâcheux, impressionnant, navrant, triste, troublant, vexant

5. pénibleadjective

   causing misery or pain or distress

   it was a sore trial to him

   Synonymes: douloureux, endolori

6. pénibleadjective

   experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

   sorrowful widows

   Synonymes: affligé, affligeant, attristé, désolé, douloureux, mélancolique, triste

   Antonymes: joyeux

7. pénibleadjective

   so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

   a boring evening with uninteresting people

   Synonymes: abrutissant, agaçant, assommant, barbant, contrariant, emmerdant, endormant, ennuyeux, enquiquinant, épuisant, fade, faible, fastidieux, fatigant, frustrant, importun, ingrat, irritant, lassant, rasant, raseur, sans originalité, tannant, tracassier, tuant, usant

8. pénibleadjective

   given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

   a hard drinker

   Synonymes: fort, grand, hard, laborieux, rigoureux, sévère, violent

9. pénibleadjective

   of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

   grave responsibilities

   Synonymes: de poids, fort, grave, important, lourd, pesant, sérieux, sévère

10. pénibleadjective

    slow and laborious because of weight

    the heavy tread of tired troops

    Synonymes: lourd, mal dégrossi, pesant

11. pénibleadjective

    not easily borne; wearing

    the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return

    Synonymes: ardu, écrasant, encombrant, lourd, malaisé, pesant

12. pénibleadjective

    unfortunate or hard to bear

    had hard luck

    Synonymes: acharné, âpre, difficile, dur, duraille, endurant, hard, laborieux, résistant, rigoureux, rude, sévère, trapu

13. pénibleadjective

    bad; unfortunate

    my finances were in a deplorable state

    Synonymes: déplorable, douloureux, fâcheux, lamentable, malheureux, marri, piteux, pitoyable, regrettable, triste

14. pénibleadjective

    requiring or showing effort

    heavy breathing

    Synonymes: laborieux, lourd, lourdingue, poussif

15. pénibleadjective

    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

    worked their arduous way up the mining valley

    Synonymes: ardu, crevant, difficile, écrasant, épuisant, éreintant, exténuant, fort, grand, hard, laborieux, patient, sévère

16. pénibleadjective

    requiring great physical effort

17. pénibleadjective

    difficult to deal with

    a troublesome infection

    Synonymes: à problèmes, chichiteux, difficile, difficile à supporter, embarrassant, ennuyeux, gênant, importun, incommodant

18. pénibleadjective

    feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

    my throat feels bad

    Synonymes: grave, sérieux

19. pénibleadjective

    causing dejection

    a blue day

    Synonymes: assombri, cafardeux, désolé, funèbre, lamentable, lugubre, malheureux, maussade, misérable, monotone, morne, noir, obscur, sinistre, sombre, ténébreux, triste

20. pénibleadjective

    causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

    the economic outlook is depressing

    Synonymes: cafardeux, décourageant, déprimant, désespérant, flippant, morne, triste, tristounet