difficult
English Thesaurus
1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all)
| similar | : | ambitious, challenging, |
| definition | : | requiring full use of your abilities or resources (adj.all) |
| similar | : | arduous, |
| definition | : | difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill (adj.all) |
| similar | : | catchy, tricky, |
| definition | : | having concealed difficulty (adj.all) |
| similar | : | fractious, |
| definition | : | unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hard-fought, |
| definition | : | requiring great effort (adj.all) |
| similar | : | herculean, |
| definition | : | extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules (adj.all) |
| similar | : | nasty, tight, |
| definition | : | exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent (adj.all) |
| similar | : | rocky, rough, |
| definition | : | full of hardship or trials (adj.all) |
| similar | : | rugged, tough, |
| definition | : | very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution (adj.all) |
| similar | : | serious, |
| definition | : | requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tall, |
| definition | : | impressively difficult (adj.all) |
| similar | : | thorny, |
| definition | : | bristling with perplexities (adj.all) |
| similar | : | troublesome, |
| definition | : | difficult to deal with (adj.all) |
| similar | : | trying, |
| definition | : | hard to endure (adj.all) |
| similar | : | vexed, |
| definition | : | causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed (adj.all) |
| also | : | demanding, |
| definition | : | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill (adj.all) |
| also | : | effortful, |
| definition | : | requiring great physical effort (adj.all) |
| also | : | hard, |
| definition | : | dispassionate (adj.all) |
2. hard to control (adj.all)
| similar | : | uncheckable, |
| definition | : | incapable of being checked or restrained (adj.all) |
| also | : | defiant, noncompliant, |
| definition | : | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force (adj.all) |
| also | : | disobedient, |
| definition | : | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority (adj.all) |
| also | : | intractable, |
| definition | : | not tractable; difficult to manage or mold (adj.all) |
3. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all)
| antonym | : | easy, |
| definition | : | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hardness, ruggedness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute) |
4. hard to control (adj.all)
| antonym | : | manageable, |
| definition | : | capable of being managed or controlled (adj.all) |
5. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all)
| antonym | : | easy, |
| definition | : | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hardness, ruggedness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute) |
6. hard to control (adj.all)
| antonym | : | manageable, |
| definition | : | capable of being managed or controlled (adj.all) |
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