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

Example Sentences

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However, finding one may be easier said than done.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

For many nations -- particularly developing fossil fuel producers -- phasing out a major source of state revenue is easier said than done.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Landing their preferred candidates may be easier said than done, though, with a number of industry sources indicating the difficulties predecessors have run into over recruitment in recent years may mean top managers are reluctant.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

For him, that is far easier said than done.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

But this was easier said than done for a Norwegian living in South Wales who didn’t know very many people.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

easier said than done

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