strenuous

1. 1.

   characterized by or performed with much energy or force

   “strenuous exercise”

   Similarenergetic
2. 2.

   taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

   “his final, straining burst of speed”

   “a strenuous task”

   “your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here”

   Synonymsarduousstraining

   Similareffortful

Questions about strenuous

What does strenuous mean?

strenuous means "characterized by or performed with much energy or force". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in strenuous?

strenuous has 3 syllables: stren-u-ous. The stress falls on "stren". In IPA it is /ˈstɹɛnjuəs/.

What is another word for strenuous?

Close synonyms include arduous, straining. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strenuous a common word?

strenuous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.