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with difficulty

ADVERB

awkwardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clumsily stiffly

WEAK

bunglingly carelessly fumblingly gawkily gracelessly inelegantly ineptly lumberingly unadroitly uncouthly ungracefully unskillfully

Antonyms

WEAK

adroitly gracefully skillfully

ADVERB

painfully

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achingly

STRONG

sorely

WEAK

in pain in suffering

Example Sentences

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Merlin says it offers support to people with difficulty with crowds through "a range of reasonable adjustments".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Coughing and spitting on the floor, Kolya clambered to his feet with difficulty.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Still, even seemingly simple duties of promoting their film are fraught with difficulty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Thankfully, both the photographer and I overcame our diseases, with difficulty, and we survived.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2024

Horatio cups the little flowers with their thin stems and speaks with difficulty.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein