Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Resistant and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resistant" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Resistant
Resistant adjective - Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority.
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Synonyms for Resistant
Difficult and resistant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective "Resistant".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and difficult
- obstinate and resistant
- stubborn and difficult
- stubborn and resistant
- stiff and difficult
- stiff and resistant
- tight and difficult
- tight and resistant
- obstreperous and difficult
- obstreperous and resistant
- hard and difficult
- hard and resistant
- tough and difficult
- tough and resistant
Both words in one sentence
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When you first encounter the Shivans, it is extremely difficult to hurt them because their shields are extremely resistant to the crappy standard-issue equipment you have.
Source: Video Game / FreeSpace - However he is not as difficult as his predecessor because unlike Rock-types, Flying-type Pokémon are not resistant to Normal-type attacks that will be the majority of the moves in the players arsenal at the time, nor do they have high defensive stats.
Source: Early Bird Boss
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