Definitions

easier said than done

ADJECTIVE

difficult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambitious arduous burdensome challenging crucial demanding laborious onerous painful problematic severe strenuous tough troublesome

WEAK

backbreaker bothersome difficile effortful exacting formidable galling gargantuan hard-won heavy herculean immense intricate irritating labored no picnic not easy operose problem prohibitive rigid stiff titanic toilsome trying unyielding uphill upstream wearisome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy effortless facile helpful nice trivial

WEAK

calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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Martin suggested it was easier said than done, but agreed: “Look, we’ve got to get” the ballots.

From Salon

Fellow former Lions captain Sam Warburton - who won a Grand Slam and title with Wales - believes that is easier said than done.

From BBC

Such a move—which would have profound effects on global crude trading—is easier said than done.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Powell, that’s been easier said than done.

From Barron's

Analysts also warn that tapping them is easier said than done.

From BBC