Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Tense and difficult are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tense" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Tense
Tense adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
Difficult and tense are semantically related in nerve-racking topic. Sometimes you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective "Tense".
Both words in one sentence
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However, it's still very difficult and tense.
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The Discworld Companion entry for a character existing in a Stable Time Loop says "Dios was (or is, or will be - certain temporal uncertainties make the choice of tense very difficult)".
Source: Time Travel Tense Trouble - Uses a first person/present tense writing style that is very difficult to do correctly, and does it well.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Kim Possible
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Tense and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/tense
Difficult & Tense. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/tense>.
Tense or Difficult. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/tense.
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