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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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But it is not easy to qualify automatically and England were given a rough draw with world champions Spain in their group.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

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

“I want future for you. I will cry, yes. But look at my back. If you stay, you may end up like me. In Japan it is not easy to change your fate.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

not easy

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