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difficult to catch

ADJECTIVE

elusive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous fleeting illusory incomprehensible puzzling slippery subtle tricky volatile

WEAK

baffling cagey deceitful deceptive elusory equivocal evanescent fallacious fraudulent fugacious fugitive greasy imponderable indefinable insubstantial intangible misleading occult phantom shifty shy stonewalling transient transitory unspecific

Antonyms

STRONGEST

definite honest intelligible stable understandable

WEAK

attracting confronting encountering enticing facing inviting

Example Sentences

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However, if you claim at 62 and invest the payments, assuming a consistent 7% annual return, it becomes extremely difficult to catch up.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Palou led for only 32 of the 90 laps Sunday and acknowledged it would have been difficult to catch Rosenqvist if not for the stoppage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Higher unemployment is particularly scarring for young workers since they miss out on gaining skills and experience at a crucial time of their professional lives, making it more difficult to catch up later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

"It was difficult to catch, but then it slipped just in front of me and I was able to get hold of it and to use my handbag strap like a lasso," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon Territory.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

difficult to catch

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