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

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easier said than done

But being ordered to “park away from structures or other vehicles,” as the recall notice puts it, is easier said than done.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

With Arteta's deal - and plans to reward Timber and Rice with renewals - that may be easier said than done.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Mukherjee said the proximity of the statue to a busy road and a subway make the statue's removal "easier said than done," but that they plan to "remove the statue at the earliest opportunity."

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

That’s easier said than done — and if ignoring the market’s volatility is impossible, you should turn off the financial news altogether.

From MarketWatch ● May 2, 2026

All of this is easier said than done, of course.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

easier said than done

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