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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These hurdles can grow burdensome for medical providers, enrollees and their caregivers, yet by then it’s not easy to leave the program.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

"Nadia was delightful. She was charming company… And she worked very hard attending flight schools to get her certificates, one after another… These are not easy accomplishments."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“I have done it before. It is not easy, but it is necessary. And beautiful, even.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

not easy

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