Difficult: alternatives and connections

Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Baffle

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Baffle

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Challenge

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Challenge

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Embarrass

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Embarrass

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

contested; as, a hard-fought battle.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

contested; as, a hard-fought battle.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Alt. of Problematical

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Alt. of Problematical

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged roa…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged roa…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Tie

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Tie

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Try

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Try

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not capable of being checked or stopped.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not capable of being checked or stopped.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly condu…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly condu…

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Vex

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Vex

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

of Demand

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

of Demand

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; a…

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; a…

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Difficulty.

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Difficulty.

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse.

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse.

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.