What is another word for difficult?
Synonyms for difficult
ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, -kəltdif·fi·cult
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Wiktionary
difficultadjective
Synonyms:
cumbersome, hard, burdensomedifficultadjective
hard, not easy, requiring much effort
Synonyms:
cumbersome, burdensome, harddifficultadjective
hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome; eg. said of a person, a horse, etc.
Synonyms:
burdensome, hard, cumbersome
English Synonyms and Antonyms
difficult
Arduous (Latin arduus, steep) signifies primarily so steep and lofty as to be difficult of ascent, and hence applies to that which involves great and sustained exertion and ordinarily for a lofty aim; great learning can only be won by arduous toil. Hard applies to anything that resists our endeavors as a scarcely penetrable mass resists our physical force. Anything is hard that involves tax and strain whether of the physical or mental powers. Difficult is not used of that which merely taxes physical force; a dead lift is called hard rather than difficult; breaking stone on the road would be called hard rather than difficult work; that is difficult which involves skill, sagacity, or address, with or without a considerable expenditure of physical force; a geometrical problem may be difficult to solve, a tangled skein to unravel; a mountain difficult to ascend. Hard may be active or passive; a thing may be hard to do or hard to bear. Arduous is always active. That which is laborious or toilsome simply requires the steady application of labor or toil till accomplished; toilsome is the stronger word. That which is onerous (Latin onus, a burden) is mentally burdensome or oppressive. Responsibility may be onerous even when it involves no special exertion.
Synonyms:
arduous, exhausting, hard, laborious, onerous, severe, toilsome, tryingAntonyms:
easy, facile, light, pleasant, slight, trifling, trivial
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
difficult
Synonyms:
hard, intricate, involved, perplexing, enigmatical, obscure, trying, arduous, troublesome, up hill, unmanageable, unamenable, reserved, opposedAntonyms:
easy, plain, straight, pimple, lucid, categorical, tractable, amenable, unreserved, favorable
Princeton's WordNet
difficult, hardadjective
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?"
Synonyms:
severe, voiceless, arduous, grueling, tough, toilsome, concentrated, heavy, laborious, hard, gruelling, intemperate, knockout, punishing, unvoiced, operose, backbreaking, surd, strong, unmanageableAntonyms:
uncomplicated, cushy, casual, hands-down, soft, clean, effortless, unproblematic, smooth, simple, easy, painless, simplified, elementary, user-friendly, easygoingunmanageable, difficultadjective
hard to control
"a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
Synonyms:
uncorrectable, uncontrollable, hard, unwieldy, unmanageableAntonyms:
easy, hands-down, cushy, clean, simple, uncomplicated, user-friendly, elementary, casual, unproblematic, painless, smooth, easygoing, simplified, soft, effortless
Editors Contribution
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
difficultadjective
Synonyms:
hard, arduous. herculean, up-hill, beset with difficultydifficultadjective
Synonyms:
austere, rigid, unyielding, unaccommodatingdifficultadjective
Synonyms:
fastidious, dainty, squeamish, hard to please
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
difficultadjective
Synonyms:
arduous, onerous, complicated, intricate, hard, uncompliant, intractable, perverse, fastidious, exacting
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "difficult":
hard, challenging, tough, difficulty, arduous, complicated, difficulties, difficile, complex, tricky, thorny, problematic, delicate, harsh, hardship, easy, awkward, daunting, intractable, challenge, heavy, laborious, picky, painful, uphill, sensitive, dire, demanding, onerous, cumbersome, troubled, troublesome, painstaking, elusive, serious
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#258 | reserved | |
#596 | hard | |
#621 | easy | |
#1340 | strong | |
#1376 | involved | |
#1429 | trying | |
#1758 | complex | |
#1928 | difficult | |
#2107 | serious | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#2185 | challenge | |
#3826 | sensitive | |
#3964 | severe | |
#4924 | tough | |
#5311 | difficulty | |
#5975 | difficulties | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6722 | challenging | |
#7037 | complicated | |
#9372 | painful | |
#9543 | demanding | |
#10268 | concentrated | |
#11437 | harsh | |
#11658 | delicate | |
#11950 | troubled | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#14988 | problematic | |
#15928 | tricky | |
#16120 | dire | |
#17452 | awkward | |
#18786 | hardship | |
#20086 | intricate | |
#20139 | elusive | |
#22594 | daunting | |
#24199 | knockout | |
#26847 | troublesome | |
#27419 | cumbersome | |
#28813 | uphill | |
#32099 | picky | |
#32471 | punishing | |
#37611 | exhausting | |
#38128 | burdensome | |
#40751 | uncontrollable | |
#40798 | arduous | |
#42553 | onerous | |
#42831 | intractable | |
#48883 | thorny | |
#52801 | grueling | |
#53660 | laborious | |
#53854 | perplexing | |
#54309 | painstaking | |
#58750 | unwieldy | |
#64747 | unmanageable | |
#67165 | difficile | |
#69752 | voiceless | |
#90856 | gruelling | |
#127101 | intemperate | |
#180754 | unvoiced | |
#183574 | backbreaking | |
#212583 | uncorrectable | |
#218887 | toilsome | |
#315651 | surd |
How to use difficult in a sentence?
Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. Courage is the most desperate, admirable and noble kind of love.
It's a difficult situation that's played itself out in Bridgeport, and an unfortunate one.
Sanctioning coal will also make life much more difficult for European utilities, which consume a lot of Russian coal, but energy companies can cope with this.
We are concerned with the situation where no one is really assuming leadership in the response, which makes it very difficult for humanitarian operators to participate in the efforts.
The current arm's length rules are always difficult to enforce because of the lack of a comparable price (in the drugs industry).
Translations for difficult
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- moeilikAfrikaans
- صعبArabic
- çətinAzerbaijani
- ҡыйын, ауырBashkir
- цяжкі, трудныBelarusian
- труден, мъчен, тежъкBulgarian
- কঠিনBengali
- དཀའ་ངལ་ཅན, དཀའ་མོ, ཁག་པོ, དཀའ་ལས་ཁག་པོTibetan Standard
- difícilCatalan, Valencian
- obtížný, těžkýCzech
- тѩжькъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- caled, anoddWelsh
- vanskeligDanish
- schwer, schwierigGerman
- δύσκολοςGreek
- malfacilaEsperanto
- difícilSpanish
- keerulineEstonian
- سخت, صعب, دشوار, مشکلPersian
- vaikea, hankalaFinnish
- torførurFaroese
- difficileFrench
- swierWestern Frisian
- deacairIrish
- cruaidh, trom, doirbh, mì-fhurasda, duilichScottish Gaelic
- difícilGalician
- કઠિનGujarati
- doillee, trome, mooar, creoi, neuaashaghManx
- מסובך, קשהHebrew
- कठिन, मुश्किल, विकटHindi
- difisilHaitian Creole
- nehézHungarian
- դժվար, ծանր, բարդArmenian
- difficileInterlingua
- desfacilaIdo
- erfiðurIcelandic
- difficileItalian
- 困難, 難しいJapanese
- ძნელიGeorgian
- ауыр, қиынKazakh
- ពិបាកKhmer
- ಕಟ್Kannada
- 어렵다Korean
- زهحمهت, سهخت, گرانKurdish
- кыйын, оорKyrgyz
- difficilisLatin
- ຍາກLao
- sunkusLithuanian
- sarežģītsLatvian
- тежок, маченMacedonian
- бэрх, хүнд хэцүүMongolian
- diffiċliMaltese
- ခဲယဉ်းBurmese
- lastig, moeilijkDutch
- vanskeligNorwegian
- nantłʼahNavajo, Navaho
- malaisitOccitan
- ਕਠਿਨPanjabi, Punjabi
- trudny, ciężkiPolish
- ګران, مشکلPashto, Pushto
- difícilPortuguese
- difícil, greu, anevoios, complicatRomanian
- тяжкий, трудный, тяжёлыйRussian
- कठिनSanskrit
- težak, тежакSerbo-Croatian
- අමාරුSinhala, Sinhalese
- obtiažny, ťažkýSlovak
- težekSlovene
- vështirëAlbanian
- svårSwedish
- கடினமானTamil
- కఠినమైన, కష్టమైనTelugu
- душвор, мушкил, сахтTajik
- ยากThai
- çatak, müçgil, çetin, kynTurkmen
- mahirapTagalog
- zor, güçTurkish
- кыен, авырTatar
- трудний, важкийUkrainian
- دشوار, کٹھن, مشکلUrdu
- qiyin, mushkulUzbek
- khó, khó khănVietnamese
- שווער, האַרבYiddish
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