Another word for more difficult

synonyms for more difficult

  • ambitious
  • arduous
  • burdensome
  • challenging
  • crucial
  • demanding
  • laborious
  • onerous
  • painful
  • problematic
  • severe
  • strenuous
  • tough
  • troublesome
  • backbreaker
  • bothersome
  • difficile
  • easier said than done
  • effortful
  • exacting
  • formidable
  • galling
  • gargantuan
  • hard-won
  • heavy
  • herculean
  • immense
  • intricate
  • irritating
  • labored
  • no picnic
  • not easy
  • operose
  • problem
  • prohibitive
  • rigid
  • stiff
  • titanic
  • toilsome
  • trying
  • unyielding
  • uphill
  • upstream
  • wearisome
  • troublesome
  • complex
  • delicate
  • confusing
  • abstract
  • abstruse
  • baffling
  • dark
  • deep
  • enigmatic
  • esoteric
  • formidable
  • hidden
  • inexplicable
  • intricate
  • involved
  • knotty
  • labyrinthine
  • loose
  • meandering
  • mysterious
  • mystical
  • nice
  • obscure
  • obstinate
  • perplexing
  • profound
  • puzzling
  • rambling
  • subtle
  • tangled
  • thorny
  • ticklish
  • unclear
  • unfathomable
  • unintelligible
  • mystifying
  • problematical
  • bewildering
  • confounding
  • enigmatical
  • entangled
  • hard to explain
  • hard to solve
  • paradoxical
  • vexing
  • troublesome
  • tough
  • grim
  • demanding
  • intractable
  • argumentative
  • boorish
  • dark
  • fastidious
  • finicky
  • fractious
  • fussy
  • impolite
  • irritable
  • oafish
  • obstreperous
  • perverse
  • picky
  • refractory
  • rigid
  • rude
  • tiresome
  • trying
  • bearish
  • hard to please
  • unaccommodating
  • unamenable

On this page you’ll find 155 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to more difficult, such as: troublesome, crucial, tough, problematic, arduous, and onerous.

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  • simple
  • plain
  • free
  • calm
  • clear
  • easy
  • sociable
  • friendly
  • uncomplicated
  • manageable
  • straightforward
  • simple
  • plain
  • free
  • calm
  • nice
  • easy
  • sociable
  • friendly
  • uncomplicated
  • manageable
  • facile

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How to use more difficult in a sentence

With Lannes and Mortier sent to reinforce him, it was still more difficult to show patience.

NAPOLEON’S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON

In all her bold, dashing, adventurous life she had never been confronted by a more difficult problem than this.

THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITE

The more difficult the search became, the more Prince Mazaroff appeared to be pleased.

THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITE

«Flowers of Evil» was one of those happy titles that are more difficult to find than is generally imagined.

CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, HIS LIFETHOPHILE GAUTIER

The rear of him had not sunk so far, so he was on a slant which made it all the more difficult for him to lift himself.

KARI THE ELEPHANTDHAN GOPAL MUKERJI

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What is another word for more difficult?

226 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ mˈɔː dˈɪfɪkə͡lt], [ mˈɔː dˈɪfɪkə‍lt], [ m_ˈɔː d_ˈɪ_f_ɪ_k_əl_t]

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  • adj.

    • ambitious (adjective)

    • energetic,
    • grandiose,
    • impressive,
    • lofty,
    • difficult,
    • elaborate,
    • hard,
    • industrious,
    • bold,
    • visionary,
    • pretentious.

    • awkward (adjective)

    • ill at ease,
    • inopportune,
    • unpleasant,
    • inconvenient,
    • uncomfortable,
    • untimely,
    • compromising,
    • embarrassed.

    • burdensome (adjective)

    • oppressive,
    • superincumbent,
    • wearing,
    • weighty,
    • disturbing,
    • exigent,
    • taxing,
    • wearying,
    • crushing,
    • Irksome,
    • Carking.

    • complicated (adjective)

    • hi-tech,
    • gordian,
    • various,
    • gasser,
    • wheels within wheels,
    • mega factor,
    • sophisticated,
    • daedalean,
    • mixed,
    • fancy,
    • convoluted,
    • can of worms,
    • interlaced,
    • recondite,
    • byzantine.

    • crabby/crabbed (adjective)

    • cynical,
    • morose,
    • sullen,
    • fretful,
    • irascible,
    • prickly,
    • ill-tempered,
    • harsh,
    • grouchy,
    • cross,
    • gloomy,
    • splenetic,
    • acid,
    • peevish,
    • captious,
    • nasty-tempered,
    • ill-humored,
    • glum,
    • testy,
    • crusty,
    • snappish,
    • surly,
    • misanthropic,
    • huffy,
    • tart,
    • acrid,
    • choleric,
    • unsociable,
    • saturnine,
    • churlish,
    • petulant,
    • sulky,
    • blunt,
    • bad-tempered,
    • brusque,
    • awkward,
    • snappy,
    • sour,
    • acrimonious,
    • crotchety,
    • dour.

    • crotchety (adjective)

    • curmudgeonly,
    • cross-grained,
    • unusual,
    • vinegary,
    • waspy,
    • waspish,
    • odd,
    • queer,
    • eccentric,
    • cranky,
    • crabby,
    • contrary,
    • disagreeable,
    • grumpy,
    • cantankerous.

    • deep (adjective)

    • hermetic,
    • delphic,
    • sagacious,
    • discerning,
    • secret,
    • learned,
    • hard to understand,
    • incisive,
    • serious,
    • occult,
    • acute,
    • arcane,
    • concealed,
    • wise,
    • orphic,
    • penetrating,
    • sibylline.

    • difficult (adjective)

    • gargantuan,
    • hard to explain,
    • perverse,
    • loose,
    • grim,
    • boorish,
    • complex,
    • unintelligible,
    • finicky,
    • ambitious,
    • mysterious,
    • argumentative,
    • paradoxical,
    • challenging,
    • obstinate,
    • mystical,
    • abstruse,
    • delicate,
    • hard to please,
    • problematic,
    • nice,
    • strenuous,
    • galling,
    • ticklish,
    • exacting,
    • puzzling,
    • easier said than done,
    • tough,
    • abstract,
    • rambling,
    • labyrinthine,
    • dark,
    • irritable,
    • involved,
    • unclear,
    • onerous,
    • intricate,
    • irritating,
    • rude,
    • bewildering,
    • meandering,
    • crucial,
    • no picnic,
    • knotty,
    • picky,
    • esoteric,
    • tiresome,
    • prohibitive,
    • wearisome,
    • Difficile,
    • baffling,
    • enigmatic,
    • profound,
    • not easy,
    • demanding,
    • obscure,
    • Operose,
    • unfathomable,
    • formidable,
    • confusing,
    • hard-won,
    • hidden,
    • tangled,
    • titanic,
    • painful,
    • inexplicable,
    • severe,
    • unaccommodating,
    • enigmatical,
    • burdensome,
    • problem,
    • immense,
    • labored,
    • confounding,
    • mystifying,
    • trying,
    • obstreperous,
    • deep,
    • herculean,
    • subtle,
    • unamenable,
    • vexing,
    • heavy,
    • fastidious,
    • effortful,
    • fractious,
    • unyielding,
    • bothersome,
    • entangled,
    • backbreaker,
    • rigid,
    • arduous,
    • upstream,
    • impolite,
    • toilsome,
    • perplexing,
    • uphill,
    • hard to solve,
    • problematical,
    • refractory,
    • thorny,
    • bearish,
    • fussy,
    • oafish,
    • troublesome,
    • stiff,
    • laborious,
    • intractable.

How to use «More difficult» in context?

Challenging is one word that comes to mind when thinking about those people or things that are more difficult to do or manage than others. Challenging can also refer to anything in life that’s intense, difficult or demanding. There’s something about a challenge that can make our everyday lives more exciting and satisfying. When we see something or someone as a challenge, it motivates us to reach for our goals.

So why is it that some tasks and people are seen as more challenging than others? It could be because they require more effort, time or skill.

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What is another word for Difficult?

  • hard

    complicated, property

  • tough

    hard, heavy

  • troublesome

    comfort, complicated

  • arduous

    hard, property

  • laborious

    hard, property

  • awkward

    troublesome, untimely

  • heavy

    hard, troublesome

  • unmanageable

    troublesome, disobedient

  • thorny

    complicated, delicate

  • demanding

    hard, troublesome

  • burdensome

    heavy, oppressive

  • trying

    troublesome, heavy

  • knotty

    complicated, intricate

  • uphill

    easy, hard to do

  • severe

    harsh, heavy

  • strenuous

    arduous, hard to do

  • formidable

    heavy, ambitious

  • onerous

    oppressive, burdensome

  • delicate

    complicated, problematical

  • problematic

    hard to do

  • intricate

    characteristic, complex

  • complex

    characteristic, composite

  • inconvenient

    comfort, untimely

  • toilsome

    arduous, hard to do

  • baffling

    problematic, problematical

  • perverse

    attitude, disobedient

  • tricky

    characteristic, intricate

  • exacting

    hard to do

  • ticklish

    problematical

  • painful

    arduous

  • complicated

    characteristic, composite

  • perplexing

    complex, problematic

  • challenging

    ambitious

  • rough

  • refractory

    disobedient, unmanageable socially

  • involved

    complex, composite

  • obstinate

    disobedient, unaccommodating

  • contrary

    attitude, disobedient

  • rugged

    harsh

  • intractable

    unmanageable socially

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Synonyms for difficult

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1

as in challenging

requiring considerable physical or mental effort

difficult questions on the exam that required analytical thinking


2

as in tough

requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

it’s a difficult situation when two of your friends are quarreling and you’re trying to stay out of it


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How is the word difficult different from other adjectives like it?

The words arduous and hard are common synonyms of difficult. While all three words mean «demanding great exertion or effort,» difficult implies the presence of obstacles to be surmounted or puzzles to be resolved and suggests the need of skill or courage.

the difficult ascent of the mountain

When would arduous be a good substitute for difficult?

While in some cases nearly identical to difficult, arduous stresses the need of laborious and persevering exertion.

the arduous task of rebuilding

When could hard be used to replace difficult?

In some situations, the words hard and difficult are roughly equivalent. However, hard implies the opposite of all that is easy.

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