Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Distressful and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distressful" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Distressful
Distressful adjective - Marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings.
Difficult and distressful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective "Distressful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- annoying and difficult
- annoying and distressful
- disagreeable and difficult
- disagreeable and distressful
- painful and difficult
- painful and distressful
- heavy and difficult
- heavy and distressful
- hard and difficult
- hard and distressful
- severe and difficult
- severe and distressful
- troublesome and difficult
- troublesome and distressful
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Distressful and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/distressful
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