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

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not easy

One Briton detained abroad described a "sense of mourning for the life" they previously had, while another said: "It's your freedom you're risking, and once it's gone, it's not easy to get back."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“These are not easy skills, especially for somebody as young as he is,” Riley said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Since the scammers are abroad and not easy to arrest, law enforcement in recent years has focused on following the money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

It was still not easy for Gonzalez to leave Manchester City, where he felt settled, but Newcastle will give him the platform he has been longing for as a key player.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

It was not easy, for he was being drawn back and he had to resist.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

not easy

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