Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Obscure is a synonym for difficult in complex topic. In some cases you can use "Obscure" instead an adjective "Difficult", when it comes to topics like abstruse, complicated, problematical.
Nearby Word: difficulty
Obscure
Obscure adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: a fantasy writer who likes to put lots of obscure references and images in her tales of wizards and warlocks
Difficult is a synonym for obscure in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective "Obscure", if it concerns topics such as complex, abstruse.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- deep and difficult
- deep and obscure
- abstruse and difficult
- abstruse and obscure
- unfathomable and difficult
- unfathomable and obscure
- complicated and difficult
- complicated and obscure
- dark and difficult
- dark and obscure
- perplexing and difficult
- perplexing and obscure
- puzzling and difficult
- puzzling and obscure
Both words in one sentence
- If you have completed a number of obscure and difficult tasks, you may instead enter the Chaos Gate and kill Andor Drakon.
Source: True Final Boss - And there are 3 Ultra endings that require even more obscure and difficult requirements!
Source: True Final Boss -
Infinity1 Sword: There's not one but two swords in Oboro's chapter that are his 2nd best weapon (one is his best for the chapter, one you get after you beat it), although both of them are absurdly difficult and obscure examples of Guide Dang It.
Source: Video Game / Live A Live
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