as in difficult
full of or causing stress; making you feel worried or anxious
I had a stressful day at work today. a stressful situation
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Recent Examples of stressful
The film is stronger for it too, as watching Megan’s mental state, her relationship with her mother and her father’s health all deteriorate is one of the most stressful and compelling elements of the film.
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William Earl, Variety, 23 May 2025
Summer traveling is already stressful, so let this purchase simplify your packing experience, while also, of course, saving you major bucks better spent on gelato.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The pressure would have been stressful for any production, but the long take strategy that Goldberg and Rogen had established made shooting in the casino especially nerve-wracking.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
The fertility journey can be stressful, time-consuming and costly.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 23 May 2025
Summer traveling is already stressful, so let this purchase simplify your packing experience, while also, of course, saving you major bucks better spent on gelato.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
The pressure would have been stressful for any production, but the long take strategy that Goldberg and Rogen had established made shooting in the casino especially nerve-wracking.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
The fertility journey can be stressful, time-consuming and costly.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stressful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stressful
Adjective
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But the fact that Schwartzman, in his first film, was given the difficult task of stealing laughs away from a comedy legend, and so often succeeds in doing so, gives him the slight edge.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Dietary fat can be difficult to digest and may cause more irritation and pain.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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This is a time for doing the tough, often unglamorous job of making the city function for all New Yorkers.—
Scott Stringer,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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When staring at twin suns like from much greater distances — many light-years away — astronomers have a much tougher time than young Skywalker in determining two stars from one.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Those first two seasons served as the most trying years of his career.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Getting to Coachella this year has been more trying than usual, festivalgoers say, as many are taking to social media to complain about hours-long lines to get to the car camping area on the festival grounds.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Stressful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stressful. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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