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Synonyms for difficulties
noun problem; situation requiring great effort- adversity
- complication
- crisis
- deadlock
- dilemma
- frustration
- hardship
- hazard
- obstacle
- pain
- predicament
- snag
- struggle
- trouble
- arduousness
- awkwardness
- barricade
- check
- crux
- distress
- emergency
- exigency
- fix
- hindrance
- hitch
- impasse
- knot
- labor
- laboriousness
- mess
- misfortune
- muddle
- obstruction
- painfulness
- paradox
- perplexity
- pickle
- quagmire
- quandary
- scrape
- stew
- strain
- strait
- strenuousness
- tribulation
- dead end
- deep water
- hot water
- stumbling block
Antonyms for difficulties
- advantage
- aid
- assistance
- blessing
- ease
- encouragement
- favor
- good health
- happiness
- help
- peace
- solution
- benefit
- calm
- comfort
- health
- opening
- order
- organization
- pleasure
- promotion
- success
- calmness
- contentment
- felicity
- harmony
- satisfaction
- tranquility
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
hard knocks
noun. adverse circumstances
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.