Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Mean and difficult are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Impossible doesn't mean very difficult; very difficult is winning the Nobel Prize.
Source: Harder Than Hard -
Unfortunately, he was a mean drunk, which made getting laid that much more difficult, which led to him drinking more, and so on.
- I mean, she will probably be difficult, but it'll be an interesting way to bring up some sort of conflict between Harry and her.
Source: Blog / Mark Reads Harry Potter
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Mean and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/mean
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