not easy

ADJECTIVE

difficult

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 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

Example Sentences

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It’s not easy to teach children about the power of investing at an early age, she added — but “I still think it’s worth trying.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Despite their impressive performance, fire whirls are not easy to control.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s not easy for American investors to buy SK Hynix, but that may be about to change.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“It’s not easy in Mexico, honestly,” he explained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

There were not many, for keeping animals on board ship is not easy.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

not easy

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