Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Locked in and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Locked in" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Locked in
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- After a contestant locked in an answer on a difficult question, the host stares at the contestant for a minute give or take before he reveals if he/she answered correctly or not.
Source: Commercial Break Cliffhanger - Tricks seem more impressive if the audience only thinks they're difficult, for example in escaping from being locked in a safe.
Source: Deceptively Simple Demonstration -
It's pretty shabby despite belonging to the king and being locked in the deepest, most difficult to reach part of the castle.
Source: Magic Carpet
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Locked in and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/locked_in
Difficult & Locked in. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/locked_in>.
Locked in or Difficult. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/locked_in.
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