Synonyms for Trying
ˈtraɪ ɪŋtry·ing

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1. trying

   Arduous (Latin arduus, steep) signifies primarily so steep and lofty as to be difficult of ascent, and hence applies to that which involves great and sustained exertion and ordinarily for a lofty aim; great learning can only be won by arduous toil. Hard applies to anything that resists our endeavors as a scarcely penetrable mass resists our physical force. Anything is hard that involves tax and strain whether of the physical or mental powers. Difficult is not used of that which merely taxes physical force; a dead lift is called hard rather than difficult; breaking stone on the road would be called hard rather than difficult work; that is difficult which involves skill, sagacity, or address, with or without a considerable expenditure of physical force; a geometrical problem may be difficult to solve, a tangled skein to unravel; a mountain difficult to ascend. Hard may be active or passive; a thing may be hard to do or hard to bear. Arduous is always active. That which is laborious or toilsome simply requires the steady application of labor or toil till accomplished; toilsome is the stronger word. That which is onerous (Latin onus, a burden) is mentally burdensome or oppressive. Responsibility may be onerous even when it involves no special exertion.

   Synonyms:
   arduous, difficult, exhausting, hard, laborious, onerous, severe, toilsome

   Antonyms:
   easy, facile, light, pleasant, slight, trifling, trivial

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1. tryingadjective

   hard to endure

   "fell upon trying times"

   Synonyms:
   stressful, nerve-racking, nerve-wracking

   Antonyms:
   agreeable, easy

2. nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, tryingadjective

   extremely irritating to the nerves

   "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

   Synonyms:
   nerve-racking, stressful, trying, nerve-wracking

   Antonyms:
   easy, agreeable

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1. tryingadjective

   Synonyms:
   severe, painful, afflictive, afflicting, grievous, calamitous, hard, distressing, sad, dire, deplorable, hard to bear

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1. tryingadjective

   Synonyms:
   severe, distressing, hard, irksome, afflictive, ordeal

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1. List of paraphrases for "trying":

   attempting, seeking, tempting, endeavouring, striving

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1. Craig Homan:

   As state and federal governments are getting more and more into managing the economy by regulating and issuing government contracts, the costs of trying to influence state and federal governments go up, inauguration balls are ideal opportunities to do that.

2. Terry McAuliffe:

   Former President Donald Trump wants to win here so Former President Donald Trump can announce for president for 2024. That's the stakes of this election. Former President Donald Trump's trying to get Former President Donald Trump off the map, former President Donald Trump wants to win here Tuesday and Wednesday, Former President Donald Trump announces Former President Donald Trump running in 2024. Are we going to allow that to go on ?

3. Alexander Zverev:

   I'm trying to look at social media as little as possible during Grand Slams, during big tournaments, yeah, no offence to you guys, I don't really read what you guys write. You can go ahead and write whatever you want about me. It's fine. I will not be offended.

4. Anita Chandra:

   You’re trying to do a lot of different things for multiple types of risks and disasters, so any federal policy essentially, although they have their nuances and distinction, that doesn’t have that [flexible] orientation can be, not always, but can be difficult because they might impose too much structure.

5. Jason Kruger:

   Although it had a bit of a trying past, bricks and mortar wise it was still a solid structure.