Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Ponderous and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ponderous" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stiff and difficult
- stiff and ponderous
- awkward and difficult
- awkward and ponderous
- painful and difficult
- painful and ponderous
- heavy and difficult
- heavy and ponderous
- severe and difficult
- severe and ponderous
- tough and difficult
- tough and ponderous
- troublesome and difficult
- troublesome and ponderous
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Ponderous and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/ponderous
Difficult & Ponderous. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/ponderous>.
Ponderous or Difficult. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/ponderous.
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