Antonyms of adj herculean

2 senses of herculean

Sense 1
herculean, powerful -- (displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions")

INDIRECT (VIA superhuman) -> subhuman -- (less than human or not worthy of a human being; "treated natives as subhuman"; "a subhuman spectacle"; "the subhuman primates")

Sense 2
herculean -- (extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task")

INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy -- (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma")

Similarity of adj herculean

2 senses of herculean

Sense 1
herculean, powerful -- (displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions")
       => superhuman (vs. subhuman) -- (above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance; "superhuman beings"; "superhuman strength"; "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery")

Sense 2
herculean -- (extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task")
       => difficult (vs. easy), hard -- (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?")

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