Simple meaning
What does Stressful mean?
causing stress.
Dictionary definition
causing mental or emotional pressure.
Example sentences
Stressful in a sentence
easy
In class, we used stressful to describe what happened in the story.
medium
The worksheet asked students to explain stressful in an everyday example.
hard
During discussion, students compared how stressful changed the outcome of the situation.
Synonyms
Words like Stressful
related termSimilar meaning used in caution or problem contexts.
close wordA near meaning with small usage differences.
Antonyms
Opposite words
opposite conditionA useful contrast in meaning.
safer stateShows a more secure opposite situation.
Word family
Stressful word family
Base word
stressful
adjective
stressful
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does stressful mean?
Stressful means causing stress.
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