Another Word For DIFFICULT

challenging

Adjective : Difficult, hard to do.

trying

Adjective : Difficult to endure; arduous.

Adjective : Irritating, stressful or bothersome.

arduous

Adjective : Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

Adjective : (obsolete) burning; ardent

Adjective : Difficult or exhausting to traverse.

problematic

Adjective : Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):

Adjective : Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.

Adjective : Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.

tricky

Adjective : Hard to deal with, complicated.

Adjective : Adept at using deception.

Adjective : (colloquial, slang) Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick.

hard

Adjective : (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.

Adjective : Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut or penetrate.

Adjective : (of drink or drugs) Strong.

hard-fought

Adjective : Achieved through a large effort.

effortful

Adjective : Requiring or showing effort.

fractious

Adjective : Given to troublemaking.

Adjective : Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.

troublesome

Adjective : Causing trouble or anxiety

tough

Adjective : (of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.

Adjective : (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.

Adjective : (of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy.

embarrassing

Adjective : Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

tight

Adjective : Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

Adjective : Unyielding or firm.

Adjective : Under high tension; taut.

stubborn

Adjective : Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.

Adjective : Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.

baffling

Adjective : Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.

Adjective : frustrating

vexed

Adjective : annoyed, irritated or distressed

Adjective : much debated, discussed or disputed

rough

Adjective : Not smooth; uneven.

Adjective : Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

Adjective : Turbulent.

rugged

Adjective : Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.

Adjective : Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.

Adjective : Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.

problematical

Adjective : doubtful or disputed

Adjective : dubious or ambiguous

ambitious

Adjective : (of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.

Adjective : (followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous

Adjective : Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition

delicate

Adjective : Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.

Adjective : Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.

Adjective : Intended for use with fragile items.

nasty

Adjective : (now chiefly US) Dirty, filthy.

Adjective : Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).

Adjective : Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.

unenviable

Adjective : Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied.

awkward

Adjective : Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

Adjective : Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

Adjective : Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.

serious

Adjective : Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition

Adjective : Important; weighty; not insignificant

Adjective : Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving

ticklish

Adjective : Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.

Adjective : Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.

tall

Adjective : (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.

Adjective : (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.

Adjective : (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

catchy

Adjective : (of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.

Adjective : (dated, chiefly figurative) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.

Adjective : (dated) Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable.

sticky

Adjective : Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.

Adjective : Difficult, awkward.

Adjective : Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.

knotty

Adjective : Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.

Adjective : Of a part of the body, a tree, etc.: full of knots (knobs or swellings); gnarled, knobbly.

Adjective : (figuratively)

rocky

Adjective : Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

Adjective : Like a rock; rigid, solid.

Adjective : (Of an animal or plant) Having a habitat around or on rocks.

thorny

Adjective : Having thorns or spines

Adjective : (figuratively) Troublesome or vexatious

Adjective : Aloof and irritable

herculean

Adjective : Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.

Adjective : Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty.

Adjective : Alternative letter-case form of Herculean [Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.]

difficulty

Noun : The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

Noun : An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.

Noun : (sometimes in the plural) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning

difficile

Adjective : (obsolete) Hard to work with; stubborn.

Adjective : (obsolete) Difficult.

problem

Adjective : (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.

Adjective : Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.

difficulties

Noun : (colloquial) a series of frustrations

demanding

Adjective : Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.

Adjective : Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.

hardship

Noun : Difficulty or trouble; hard times.

Noun : A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.

Verb : (transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.

cumbersome

Adjective : Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious

Adjective : Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.

Adjective : Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.

laborious

Adjective : Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.

Adjective : Mentally difficult; painstaking.

Adjective : Industrious.

burdensome

Adjective : Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding

hard-won

Adjective : Having been obtained with effort, despite difficulty and hardship.

hard-pressed

Adjective : (idiomatic, usually with to-infinitive) Barely able. Having difficulty doing something.

Adjective : (idiomatic) Experiencing financial difficulty or difficulty in surviving.

severe

Adjective : Very bad or intense.

Adjective : Strict or harsh.

Adjective : Sober, plain in appearance, austere.

hardly

Verb : (degree) Barely, only just, almost not.

Verb : Certainly not; not at all.

Verb : (now rare) With difficulty.

daunting

Adjective : Discouraging; inspiring fear.

Adjective : Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

Adjective : Appearing to be difficult; challenging.

precarious

Adjective : (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.

Adjective : (law) Depending on the intention of another.

Adjective : (dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.

hardness

Noun : The quality of being hard.

Noun : An instance of this quality; hardship.

Noun : (inorganic chemistry) The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm).

parlous

Adjective : Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.

Adjective : Appalling, dire, terrible.

Adjective : (rare or obsolete, also England, dialectal) Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.

onerous

Adjective : imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

time-consuming

Adjective : Using significant amounts of time, especially in an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted manner.

tiresome

Adjective : Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.

struggling

Noun : The act of one who struggles.

stressful

Adjective : Irritating; causing stress.

Adjective : (of a task) Mentally taxing.

trouble

Noun : A distressing or dangerous situation.

Noun : A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.

Noun : A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.

formidable

Adjective : Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.

Adjective : Difficult to defeat or overcome.

tedious

Adjective : Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.

vulnerable

Adjective : More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

Adjective : Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.

Adjective : (computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.

stark

Adjective : (obsolete) Hard, firm; obdurate.

Adjective : Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).

Adjective : (poetic, literary or archaic) Strong; vigorous; powerful.

desperate

Adjective : In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.

Adjective : Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.

Adjective : Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.

strained

Adjective : Forced through a strainer.

Adjective : Under tension; tense.

Adjective : Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort

troubled

Adjective : anxious, worried, careworn.

slow

Adjective : Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

Adjective : Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

Adjective : Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

austere

Adjective : Grim or severe in manner or appearance.

Adjective : Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy.

troubling

Adjective : distressing, worrying

struggle

Noun : A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.

Noun : (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.

Verb : To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

distressing

Adjective : Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.

distress

Noun : Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.

Noun : A cause of such discomfort.

Noun : Serious danger.

touchy

Adjective : (of a situation) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.

Adjective : (of a person) Easily offended, oversensitive.

Adjective : (informal) Inclined to engage in physical touch.

harrowing

Adjective : Causing pain or distress.

frustrating

Adjective : Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.

harsh

Adjective : Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

Adjective : Severe or cruel.

strenuous

Adjective : Having great vigour or energy; forceful.

Adjective : (of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious

painful

Adjective : Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

Adjective : Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).

Adjective : Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.

hard-core

Adjective : Alternative form of hardcore [Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.]

sore

Adjective : Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

Adjective : Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.

Adjective : Dire; distressing.

harder

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative spelling of haarder [(South Africa) Planiliza haematocheilus, the redlip mullet, a mugilid fish.]

irksome

Adjective : Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition

messy

Adjective : (of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

Adjective : (of a person) Prone to causing mess.

Adjective : (of a situation) Difficult or unpleasant to deal with.

complicated

Adjective : Difficult or convoluted.

Adjective : (biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).

turbulent

Adjective : violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous

Adjective : being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest

elusive

Adjective : Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

Adjective : Difficult to make precise.

Adjective : Rarely seen.

contentious

Adjective : Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

Adjective : Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

uneasy

Adjective : (rare) Not easy; difficult.

Adjective : Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

Adjective : Not easy in manner; constrained

harm

Noun : Physical injury; hurt; damage.

Noun : Emotional or figurative hurt.

Noun : Detriment; misfortune.

tumultuous

Adjective : Characterized by loud, confused noise.

Adjective : Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent.

hurt

Adjective : Wounded, physically injured.

Adjective : Pained.

controversial

Adjective : Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.

uncomfortable

Adjective : Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

Adjective : Experiencing discomfort.

Adjective : Uneasy or anxious.

dire

Adjective : Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.

Adjective : Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.

Adjective : Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.

challenge

Noun : A confrontation; a dare.

Noun : An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.

Noun : A bid to overcome something.

terrible

Adjective : Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

Adjective : Formidable, powerful.

Adjective : Intense; extreme in degree or extent.

reluctant

Adjective : Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.

Adjective : (archaic) Contrary; defiant; refractory.

Adjective : (regular expressions) Tending to match as little text as possible.

bumpy

Adjective : rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

Adjective : covered with or full of bumps

adverse

Adjective : Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

Adjective : Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.

Adjective : (not comparable) Opposite; confronting.

critical

Adjective : Inclined to find fault or criticize.

Adjective : Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.

Adjective : Extremely important.

fragile

Adjective : Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.

Adjective : (UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.

Adjective : (UK) Thin-skinned or oversensitive.

intricate

Adjective : Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

sluggish

Adjective : Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

Adjective : Slow; having little motion.

Adjective : Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.

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