Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Hazard and difficulty are semantically related. in problem topic. In some cases you can use "Hazard" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Hazard
Hazard noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.
Difficulty and hazard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Hazard".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and difficulty
- trouble and hazard
- problem and difficulty
- problem and hazard
- misfortune and difficulty
- misfortune and hazard
- impediment and difficulty
- impediment and hazard
- hindrance and difficulty
- hindrance and hazard
- obstacle and difficulty
- obstacle and hazard
- snag and difficulty
- snag and hazard
How words are described
| particular | particular difficulty | particular hazard |
| similar | similar difficulty | similar hazard |
| regular | regular difficulty | regular hazard |
| standard | standard difficulty | standard hazard |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, severe, massive, serious, main, inherent, new, general, additional, significant, tremendous, greater, available, added. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Any contact with a hazard causes your health to steadily decrease, at a rate depending on the difficulty level.
Source: Video Game / Clyde's Revenge -
It's also a hazard for characters in a Mouse World, who have enough difficulty with toy trains, let alone real ones.
Source: Chained to a Railway -
The sixth Special Stage, Magma Caves Zone, is an enormous leap in difficulty compared to the relatively hazard-free first five (except for the fifth Special Stage's somewhat low time limit).
Source: Video Game / Sonic Robo Blast 2
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Hazard and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/hazard
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