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hard to explain

ADJECTIVE

difficult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complex confusing delicate troublesome

WEAK

abstract abstruse baffling bewildering confounding dark deep enigmatic enigmatical entangled esoteric formidable hard to solve hidden inexplicable intricate involved knotty labyrinthine loose meandering mysterious mystical mystifying nice obscure obstinate paradoxical perplexing problematical profound puzzling rambling subtle tangled thorny ticklish unclear unfathomable unintelligible vexing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear easy

WEAK

calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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Shiffrin has won seven of this term's World Cup slalom races and finished just 0.14sec behind winner Camille Rast in Kranjska Gora, so her dismal display in the team combined was hard to explain.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Still, it is hard to explain the ferocity with which the administration has attacked Powell any other way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

But when the railroad was hard to explain, the travelers were few.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025

“It might look like we’re planting dead plants, and that’s hard to explain to people,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

“It’s sort of hard to explain why it’s funny unless you know Latin,” he says.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

hard to explain

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