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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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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

"I find it hard to explain, it's always great to be able to play for Germany," he told ZDF.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 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

I shrug my shoulders to start with, to tell my mother that it is very hard to explain.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez