Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Gauntlet and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gauntlet" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Gauntlet
Gauntlet noun - A test of faith, patience, or strength.
Usage example: before being adopted, school textbooks must often run the gauntlet of several local and state committees
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Synonyms for Gauntlet
Difficulty and gauntlet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Gauntlet".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and difficulty
- trouble and gauntlet
- trial and difficulty
- trial and gauntlet
- complication and difficulty
- complication and gauntlet
- misfortune and difficulty
- misfortune and gauntlet
- adversity and difficulty
- adversity and gauntlet
- affliction and difficulty
- affliction and gauntlet
- annoyance and difficulty
- annoyance and gauntlet
Both words in one sentence
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Trojan Gauntlet: Bernie points out the difficulty of asking for pamphlets for a nudist colony to Sid in a camping supply shop.
Source: Film / Carry On Camping - Gauntlet difficulty is similar to Demigod, except that death is now permanent, and if you beat it, you go through it again and again until you die.
Source: Endless Game -
Bait-and-Switch Boss: Happens in the Gauntlet on the highest difficulty, if you manage to shoot down Espada Squadron in under one minute.
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