Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Gay and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gay" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Gay
Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Both words in one sentence
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By now, it would be very difficult to tell that he's gay if it weren't for occasional references to this fact.
Source: Straight Gay - Though most people seem to at least think Jack was definitely gay, Ennis' sexuality is much more difficult to pin down.
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One gay character we meet is only spared from this because good barbers are difficult to come by.
Source: Prison Rape
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Gay and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/gay
Difficult & Gay. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/gay>.
Gay or Difficult. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/gay.
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