Synonyms for exhausting
ex·haust·ing

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1. exhausting

   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, hard, laborious, onerous, severe, toilsome, trying

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

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1. draining, exhaustingadjective

   having a debilitating effect

   "an exhausting job in the hot sun"

   Synonyms:
   draining, wearing, tiring, wearying

   Antonyms:
   effortless, invigorating

2. exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearyingadjective

   producing exhaustion

   "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

   Synonyms:
   draining, wearing, tiring, wearying

   Antonyms:
   invigorating, effortless

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1. List of paraphrases for "exhausting":

   expausting, tiring, gruelling, tiresome, strenuous, straining, draining, depleting

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1. Acting Defence Minister Masoom Stanekzai:

   We needed reorganization. There was a lot of pressure in different parts of Helmand, it was exhausting forces in desert areas where they have less influence on the security of the civilians.

2. Dick Vitale:

   I’ve seen firsthand the devastation that cancer can have on families, on children, and on all of our loved ones, it can bring you to your knees. It’s physically and emotionally exhausting. It robs you of so many things, including life itself for some of the most unfortunate patients. I never lose sight of that, and that’s why I feel so lucky.

3. Jarrad Henderson:

   I don't know if I'm a target as a Black photojournalist, Black journalist period during this time, it's very exhausting. There's some threats that are being made. I can not unsee' Murder the Media' that was etched into the side of the Capitol doors last week.

4. Kristina Hooper:

   It really suggests that phase one is on shaky grounds and if you can't get a phase one, forget about anything else. It is exhausting.

5. Carol Miller:

   There's a lot of players out there, lots of people, and it's fascinating, it's exhilarating. I mean there are so many adjectives you could use for Washington, DC, sometimes it's exhausting. It's enjoyable. It's frustrating. It's all of those things.