difficult

Meaning

Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand; hard.

Needing much effort or skill to do or understand.

Example Sentences

Managing urban challenges has become increasingly difficult.

The exam was so difficult that many students failed.

Example Expressions

difficult situation

Synonyms

challenging, complex, hard, tough, demanding, arduous, complicated

Entry 1

challenging, complex, hard, tough, demanding, arduous

Entry 2

hard, tough, challenging, complicated, demanding

Antonyms

easy, simple, straightforward, manageable, effortless, uncomplicated

Entry 1

easy, simple, straightforward, manageable, effortless, uncomplicated

Entry 2

easy, simple, effortless

Collocations

difficult time, difficult task, difficult question, difficult choice