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

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

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

“I feel like I haven’t slept a ton the past few weeks. It’s definitely not easy, it happens very quickly, but I am very grateful to be in the position.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

But the journey was not easy: Alex confronted people he met while missing about why they did not contact services to help him.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Well, it’s not easy playing this Rooster guy. I’m nothing like him.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

not easy

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