more difficult

ADJECTIVE

hard on someone; hard to do

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambitious arduous burdensome challenging crucial demanding laborious onerous painful problematic severe strenuous tough troublesome

WEAK

backbreaker bothersome difficile easier said than done 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

ADJECTIVE

complicated; hard to comprehend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complex confusing delicate troublesome

WEAK

abstract abstruse baffling bewildering confounding dark deep enigmatic enigmatical entangled esoteric formidable hard to explain 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

ADJECTIVE

unmanageable socially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demanding grim intractable tough troublesome

WEAK

argumentative bearish boorish dark fastidious finicky fractious fussy hard to please impolite irritable oafish obstreperous perverse picky refractory rigid rude tiresome trying unaccommodating unamenable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile nice

WEAK

calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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Cimarusti said it was becoming more difficult to charge prices in his more casual restaurant that reflected the true cost of his burgers and lobster rolls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The current way of waging war is becoming increasingly unsustainable for the Russian state, especially as the country’s economic troubles make it more difficult to find money to sign up new recruits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Measuring signals this tiny is far more difficult than simply sending a beam into a detector and reading a result.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

It’s important to have work-life balance, and that can be more difficult to achieve when you are on your own.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Looking away again becomes more difficult each time.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern