Difficulty Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭfĭ-kŭltē, -kəl-
Something difficult or in one's way
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. trouble
  2. predicament
  3. dilemma
  4. impediment
  5. fix
  6. hole
  7. quagmire
  8. jam
  9. scrape
  10. pickle
  11. barrier
  12. crisis
  13. complication
  14. hardship
  15. corner
  16. plight
  17. obstacle
  18. frustration
  19. obstruction
  20. deep water
  21. problem
  22. hot water
  23. mess
  24. rigor
  25. hindrance
  26. snag
  27. pinch
  28. quandary
  29. paradox
  30. struggle
  31. vicissitude
  32. setback
  33. bind
  34. stumbling-block
  35. hitch
  36. adversity
  37. misfortune
  38. box
  39. hard job
  40. Herculean task
  41. labyrinth
  42. maze
  43. stone-wall
  44. barricade
  45. impasse
  46. knot
  47. knotty problem
  48. thorny problem
  49. challenge
  50. pass
  51. quicksand
  52. critical situation
  53. dutch
  54. embarrassment
  55. entanglement
  56. imbroglio
  57. cul-de-sac
  58. ado
  59. dead end
  60. blind alley
  61. aggravation
  62. deadlock
  63. slough
  64. arduousness
  65. puzzle
  66. muddle
  67. swamp
  68. straits
  69. cavil
  70. financial embarrassment
  71. squeeze
  72. hot spot
  73. poser
  74. crux
  75. emergency
  76. controversy
  77. the matter
  78. standstill
  79. bother
  80. inconvenience
  81. disagreement
  82. disadvantage
  83. rub
  84. perplexity
  85. dispute
  86. bar
  87. trial
  88. fight
  89. check
  90. hazard
  91. double-bind
  92. touchy situation
  93. embarrassing situation
  94. hardness
  95. peck of troubles
  96. hornet's nest
  97. can of worms
  98. hassle
  99. tight-spot
  100. hard-nut-to-crack
  101. tough-nut-to-crack
  102. hard row to hoe
  103. hump
  104. crimp
  105. catch
  106. joker
  107. monkey wrench in the works
  108. tough proposition
  109. soup
  110. horns of a dilemma
  111. gordian-knot
  112. nodus
  113. the devil to pay
  114. hang-up
  115. objection
  116. toughie
  117. in the face of great odds
  118. having a hard time
  119. having a bad time
  120. under a handicap
  121. in spite of one's best efforts; with embarrassment
  122. pitfall
  123. spot
  124. quarrel
Antonyms:
  1. aid
  2. assistance
  3. help
  4. ease
  5. comfort
  6. happiness
The fact of being difficult
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rigor
  2. hardship
  3. vicissitude
  4. arduousness
  5. hardness
  6. asperity
  7. intricacy
  8. complexity
  9. laboriousness
  10. strenuousness
  11. rigorousness
  12. formidability
  13. difficultness
  14. onerousness
  15. burdensomeness
  16. painfulness
  17. toughness
  18. hassle
Antonyms:
  1. ease
  2. extrication
  3. facility
  4. release
  5. accommodation
  6. agreement
  7. peace
  8. harmony
  9. pleasure
  10. contentment
  11. calmness
  12. satisfaction
  13. felicity
  14. calm
  15. tranquility

Words Related to Difficulty

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Difficulty Sentence Examples

  • She kept her mouth closed this time with some difficulty and looked away.

  • The process causes physical difficulty and effort.

  • Unsettled at her unusual weakness, she watched Sami's squat form fold with difficulty as he crouched beside her.

  • I still found more difficulty in mastering problems in mathematics than I did in any other of my studies.

  • Rissa drew a deep breath with difficulty and forced her mind to focus.

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