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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

For Chelsea, however, the recriminations are widening, with Liverpool four points ahead with a game in hand and rivals Manchester United and Aston Villa looking increasingly difficult to catch.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“We still have February and March, but each dry week we have will make it more difficult to catch up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 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

Only, as the west wind tore the golden rags away, they looked fascinating and difficult to catch.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

difficult to catch

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