Difficult and Harmful

Difficult

Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Harmful and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harmful" instead an adjective "Difficult".

Nearby Word: difficulty

Harmful

Harmful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Difficult and harmful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective "Harmful".

Both words in one sentence

  • The real kicker is that the least harmful weapon to imitate, and most difficult to duplicate — the nunchuck — is removed, while swords, knives, and staffs are allowed to stay.
  • These are considered harmful as it makes it very difficult to determine what the number represents, or if it's supposed to be used elsewhere in the program.
  • Using their abilities requires difficult, exhaustive, or harmful effort to use.
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Harmful and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/harmful
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Harmful or Difficult. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/harmful.
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