Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Torturing and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torturing" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Both words in one sentence
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This makes it slightly difficult for DI Jordan and her team to investigate him when they realise that he's been kidnapping and torturing young girls for years.
Source: Villain with Good Publicity -
Karma Meter: Torturing, killing, and overall making things difficult for your guests causes your park's approval rating to go down, and you'll get fewer visitors (and make less money).
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Torturing and Difficult. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/torturing
Difficult & Torturing. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/torturing>.
Torturing or Difficult. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficult/torturing.
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