Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Fancy and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fancy" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Because of changes in math over time, including increasingly fancy calculators, math is a subject that parents can find difficult to help their children with.
Source: Everybody Hates Mathematics -
Captain Cold is one of Barry's most difficult enemies, and is a normal human with fancy gun.
Source: Series / The Flash (2014) -
About four minutes into Trouble in Paradise, Herbert Marshall's character says "Beginnings are always difficult." (He's talking about how to start off a fancy dinner.)
Source: Leaning on the Fourth Wall
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Fancy and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/fancy
Difficult & Fancy. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/fancy>.
Fancy or Difficult. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/fancy.
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