Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Exciting and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exciting" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In One Piece, Luffy simply chooses the hardest, most difficult paths in his adventure just because he thinks that will be the most exciting.
Source: In Harm's Way -
As mentioned in the "The Wounded" example above, rendering an accurate battle in a visual medium that is in some way exciting can be difficult.
Source: See the Whites of Their Eyes -
Several of the Righteous Gentiles from World War II obtained that status, not by great and exciting deeds but by taking in Jews and providing the necessities that were difficult or impossible for them to obtain.
Source: The Caretaker
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