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Laborious vs Formidable - What's the difference?

laborious | formidable | Related terms |

Laborious is a related term of formidable.


As adjectives the difference between laborious and formidable

is that laborious is requiring much physical effort; toilsome while formidable is causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.

laborious

English

Alternative forms

* labourious * laborous * labourous

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
  • *
    • Let us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious , and short.
  • Mentally difficult; painstaking
  • Industrious.
  • * Dryden
    • All with united force combine to drive / The lazy drones from the laborious hive.

    Synonyms

    * (requiring effort) painstaking, toilsome, worksome

    Derived terms

    * laboriously

    formidable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment
  • difficult to defeat or overcome
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage=Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable .}}