Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

The word "difficult" can be used as adjective, adjective and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

easy easy simple

Derived Terms

difficult nut to crack difficult pill to swallow difficultate difficultly difficultness superdifficult trifficult undifficult

Distinct From

easy hard simple

Context

person

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

burdensome complex incomprehensible killing murderous subtle

Related Terms

awkward backbreaking cumbersome difficult situation get blood from a stone get blood out of a stone heavy nail Jell-O to a tree problematic pull teeth test

Related Terms

adjective challenge challenging complicated demanding easy effort effortful game game level hard hard challenging hard complicated hard task impede intellectually intellectually hard level like like hard longer manage math math problems means means hard means tricky perplex problem problems puzzles puzzles sorta really really hard something hard sorta task tough toughness tricky troublesome trying uncooperative very very hard

Similar Terms

ambitious arduous arduous awkward baffling catchy catchy challenging challenging complex defiant delicate demanding disobedient effortful elusive embarrassing embarrassing fractious fractious hard hard fought hard-fought herculean herculean incorrigible indocile intractable knotty nasty nasty noncompliant problematic problematical problematical rocky rocky rough rugged rugged serious serious sticky tall tall thorny thorny ticklish ticklish tight touchy tough tricky troublesome troublesome trying trying uncheckable uncontrollable unenviable ungovernable unruly vexed vexed

Synonym Network

burdensome unmanageable

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