Synonyms for stressful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stres-fuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrɛs fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for stressful Other synonyms for the word stressful
- aggravating
- agitated
- anxious
- apprehensive
- beside oneself
- bundle of nerves
- choked
- clutched
- concerned
- difficult
- disquieting
- disturbing
- edgy
- enervating
- exacting
- exasperating
- excited
- exigent
- fatiguing
- fidgety
- fluttery
- grievous
- hard
- heavy
- high-strung
- hung up
- hyper
- impatient
- in a tizzy
- irksome
- irritating
- jittery
- jumpy
- keyed up
- maddening
- moved
- moving
- nerve-racking
- nervous
- nervous wreck
- on edge
- oppressive
- overanxious
- overwrought
- pestilent
- provocative
- punishing
- queasy
- restless
- rough
- sapping
- severe
- shot
- shot to pieces
- sticky
- strung out
- taxing
- tense
- tight
- tiresome
- tiring
- tough
- tricky
- troublesome
- trying
- uneasy
- unnerved
- unquiet
- up the wall
- upsetting
- uptight
- vexing
- wearing
- wearisome
- weighty
- white knuckled
- wired
- worried
- worrying
- wound up
- wreck
Définition of stressful
Origin :- 1853, from stress (n.) + -ful. Related: Stressfully; stressfulness.
- As in nerve-racking : adj distressing
- As in on edge : adj tense
- As in taxing : adj burdensome
- As in tense : adj under stress, pressure
- As in trying : adj difficult, bothersome
- These are stressful times, and we have to be economical in our efforts.
- Extract from : « Astrology » by Sepharial
- But I hain't got master long ter live—an' when Jim an' me both passes on, I fears me thar'll be stressful times ahead.
- Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck
- The lame foot was pounding the deck with the stressful stamp that was always his indication of rage.
- Extract from : « The Portal of Dreams » by Charles Neville Buck
- Surely some divinity provided for us always in the most stressful hours.
- Extract from : « In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria » by Henry Morton Stanley
- Hewson might not have been in what he thought any stressful need of ghostly comfort or reassurance in matters of faith.
- Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
- As a consequence of therapy, you come to be less frustrated by stress, able to recover from stressful experiences more quickly.
- Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
- They are ways of treating symptoms; they can help you continue to cope with stressful situations.
- Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
- If you cannot or do not want to leave a stressful environment, techniques of relaxation training may benefit you.
- Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
- Under these stringent and stressful conditions does each living being come into the world.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Nature » by Francis Younghusband
- And all putting in and getting nothing out results in stressful times, in business ventures as in the case of individuals.
- Extract from : « A Maid of the Silver Sea » by John Oxenham
Antonyms for stressful
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