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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The licensing process for these stenographers is significantly longer and more difficult than what voice writers undergo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

By repealing Balogun's ban, it can only make life more difficult for them.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

Then there are people who had a much more difficult experience.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

That simple comparison made backdating far more difficult to conceal, allowing investors to see whether grant dates had been chosen on days with low share prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

Capturing Edward Lee Howard was going to be much more difficult.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau