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

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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

Though pythons are protected by state anti-cruelty laws, it’s difficult to catch perpetrators.

From National Geographic • Dec. 11, 2023

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc says it will be "very, very difficult" to catch Red Bull before the end of the 2025 season, when the current set of Formula 1 regulations will change.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023

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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