What is another word for herculean?
326 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈɜːkjʊlˌi͡ən], [ hˈɜːkjʊlˌiən], [ h_ˈɜː_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌiə_n]
Herculean is a word used to describe a task or effort that is enormous, difficult, and requires extreme strength or endurance. Synonyms for Herculean can be found with words like enormous, arduous, difficult, formidable, laborious, and backbreaking. Other options consist of strenuous, tireless, demanding, challenging, taxing, and exhaustive. The word can also be used as a mascot and replaced with robust, mighty, powerful, or robust. Each of these synonyms describes a task or effort that is overwhelming and requires strength, endurance, or determination to complete. Overall, these synonyms express the complexity and challenge of the task before a person.
Synonyms for Herculean:
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adj.
• difficult- Difficile ,
- backbreaker ,
- easier said than done ,
- hard-won ,
- no picnic ,
- up-stream ,
- upstream ,
- Hardwon ,
- ex acting ,
- ex-acting ,
- galling ,
- hard won ,
- more backbreaker ,
- more challenging ,
- more difficile ,
- more difficult ,
- more hard won ,
- more hard-won ,
- more hardwon ,
- more problem ,
- more upstream ,
- most backbreaker ,
- most challenging ,
- most difficile ,
- most hard won ,
- most hard-won ,
- most hardwon ,
- most problem ,
- most upstream ,
- painful ,
- un yielding ,
- un-yielding ,
- up hill ,
- up stream ,
- up-hill .
- Toilful ,
- uphill battle ,
- more murder ,
- more toilful ,
- most murder ,
- most toilful ,
- un sparing ,
- un-sparing .
- larger-than-life ,
- epic ,
- more epic ,
- more larger than life ,
- more larger-than-life ,
- most epic ,
- most larger than life ,
- most larger-than-life .
- more behemoth ,
- more gigantesque ,
- more ginormous ,
- more humungous ,
- most behemoth ,
- most gigantesque ,
- most ginormous ,
- most humungous .
- blimper ,
- blimpest ,
- more humongous ,
- more super duper ,
- more super-duper ,
- more superduper ,
- more whaling ,
- most humongous ,
- most super duper ,
- most super-duper ,
- most superduper ,
- most whaling ,
- super duper ,
- whale a .
- mobier ,
- mobiest ,
- more monster ,
- more super colossal ,
- more super-colossal ,
- more supercolossal ,
- more titan ,
- most monster ,
- most super colossal ,
- most super-colossal ,
- most supercolossal ,
- most titan ,
- titan .
- more well built ,
- more well-built ,
- more wellbuilt ,
- most well built ,
- most well-built ,
- most wellbuilt ,
- well built ,
- wellbuilt .
- able bodied ,
- ablebodied ,
- hulky ,
- more bruising ,
- more muscled ,
- more powerhouse ,
- more ripped ,
- more tiger ,
- most bruising ,
- most muscled ,
- most powerhouse ,
- most ripped ,
- most tiger ,
- ropiest .
Other synonyms:
- Brobdingnagian ,
- Bunyanesque ,
- Gigantesque ,
- Massy ,
- Pythonic ,
- cyclopean ,
- large ,
- mastodonic ,
- unnatural ,
- walloping .
- colossal ,
- elephantine ,
- enormous ,
- gargantuan ,
- gigantic ,
- hardy ,
- huge ,
- immense ,
- monumental ,
- mountainous ,
- prodigious ,
- titanic ,
- tremendous ,
- vast ,
- whopping .
- heroic ,
- monstrous ,
- stupendous .
- monster .
Other relevant words:
- Dead lift ,
- Fatiguing ,
- Gigantean ,
- Irksome ,
- Mega ,
- Moiling ,
- Operose ,
- Palestric ,
- Rasper ,
- Vasty ,
- able-bodied ,
- above par ,
- abundant ,
- almighty ,
- amazing ,
- ample ,
- amplitudinous ,
- back-breaking ,
- backbreaking ,
- behemoth ,
- big ,
- brave ,
- brawny ,
- broad-shouldered ,
- burdensome ,
- cogent ,
- considerable ,
- cosmic ,
- courageous ,
- dangerous ,
- daring ,
- death-defying ,
- deep ,
- demanding ,
- difficulty ,
- effortful ,
- elaborate ,
- exacting ,
- exceptional ,
- exhausting ,
- extensive ,
- extra-large ,
- extraordinary ,
- fabulous ,
- fair ,
- fantastic ,
- forceful ,
- formidable ,
- galactic ,
- giant ,
- ginormous ,
- godlike ,
- grand ,
- great ,
- greater ,
- gruelling ,
- gymnastic ,
- hale ,
- hard work ,
- harder ,
- hardness ,
- healthy ,
- hearty ,
- hefty ,
- hellacious ,
- high ,
- humongous ,
- husky ,
- immeasurable ,
- impossibility ,
- impracticability ,
- impressive ,
- incredible ,
- infinite ,
- intense ,
- jumbo ,
- king-size ,
- laborious ,
- legendary ,
- leviathan ,
- mammoth ,
- miraculous ,
- muscular ,
- not easy ,
- onerous ,
- passing ,
- pharaonic ,
- phenomenal ,
- pick-and-shovel ,
- planetary ,
- plenary ,
- potent ,
- rough ,
- severe ,
- signal ,
- sinewy ,
- sound ,
- staggering ,
- stalwart ,
- stiff ,
- strained ,
- strapping ,
- strong ,
- super ,
- super-duper ,
- supersized ,
- sweaty ,
- taxing ,
- teaser ,
- thumping ,
- thundering ,
- tiring ,
- toilsome ,
- tough ,
- tough job ,
- towering ,
- troublesome ,
- unbelievable ,
- uphill ,
- uphill work ,
- valiant ,
- vigorous ,
- wearisome ,
- wearying ,
- well-knit ,
- whacking ,
- wiry .
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How to use "Herculean" in context?
Herculean efforts are required to achieve great feats. One example of a Herculean task is completing a marathon. Running a marathon is a strenuous and taxing activity, but it is a testament to the human spirit and the strength of extreme training that the majority of marathon runners are able to complete the race.
Marathons are not the only type of Herculean task. Many people also refer to tasks that are extremely difficult as herculean. Climbing Mount Everest is an example of a herculean feat.
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challenging, difficult, immense, mammoth, onerous, painstaking.
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