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hard to understand

ADJECTIVE
baffling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bewildering confusing enigmatic incomprehensible mystifying perplexing unfathomable
WEAK
abstruse beyond one difficult to understand over one's head unclear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear comprehensible fathomable
ADJECTIVE
deep
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute complex difficult heavy hidden profound serious
STRONG
occult secret wise
WEAK
Delphic abstruse arcane concealed discerning esoteric hermetic incisive intricate learned mysterious obscure orphic penetrating recondite sagacious sibylline
Antonyms
STRONGEST
simple stupid trivial unimportant
WEAK
frivolous shallow superficial unintelligent
ADJECTIVE
over one's head
Synonyms
WEAK
baffling bewildering beyond comprehension beyond one complex complicated deep incomprehensible profound unfathomable

Example Sentences

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It’s not hard to understand why people freaking out.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Thanks to heavy Scottish accents among the cast, though, some Americans will find him and other characters hard to understand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Video generation was clearly viewed as one such distracting side quest, and it’s not hard to understand why.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

If some traders see Warsh as bad news for crypto, that thinking is hard to understand.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

She told Quincy that she tried hard to understand that peoples been mean to her and that Quincy always spected the worst out of folks.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles