Synonyms for herculean
ˌhɜr kyəˈli ən, hɜrˈkyu li-her·culean

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1. herculean, powerfuladjective

   displaying superhuman strength or power

   "herculean exertions"

   Synonyms:
   potent, muscular, hefty, brawny, sinewy, powerful, knock-down(a)

   Antonyms:
   easy, subhuman

2. herculeanadjective

   extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules

   "a herculean task"

   Synonyms:
   powerful

   Antonyms:
   subhuman, easy

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1. herculeanadjective

   Synonyms:
   strong, mighty, powerful, puissant, vigorous, sturdy, athletic, brawny, muscular, sinewy, stalwart, able-bodied

2. herculeanadjective

   Synonyms:
   difficult, toilsome, troublesome, laborious, operose, very hard

3. herculeanadjective

   Synonyms:
   large, great, gigantic, strapping, huge, colossal, cyclopean

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1. List of paraphrases for "herculean":

   arduous, titanic

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How to use herculean in a sentence?

1. Tony Anderson:

   It will then be a Herculean task to implement within each bank the necessary requirements operationally.

2. Marco Rubio:

   As someone who has been in these battles for nearly two decades, I am under no illusions. I know from my time in the Gang of Eight that passing immigration reform through the Senate particularly is a Herculean task.

3. Link Starbureiy:

   Finishing something is nearly always a herculean effort; bringing a job to completion requires resolve. People would be surprised to learn that most of the stuff out in the world is only a small percentage of what could have been accomplished.

4. Phoenix Kalen:

   This will be a Herculean task.

5. Saul Kavonic:

   These factors, combined with the greatly reduced appetite for large-scale greenfield investments in the current market conditions, made it quite a herculean task to achieve partner alignment to sanction Browse.