Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Limitation and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Limitation" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Limitation
Limitation noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.
Difficulty and limitation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Limitation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- block and difficulty
- block and limitation
- check and difficulty
- check and limitation
- hurdle and difficulty
- hurdle and limitation
- barrier and difficulty
- barrier and limitation
- obstruction and difficulty
- obstruction and limitation
- handicap and difficulty
- handicap and limitation
- impediment and difficulty
- impediment and limitation
How words are described
| full | full difficulty | full limitation |
| special | special difficulty | special limitation |
| particular | particular difficulty | particular limitation |
| regular | regular difficulty | regular limitation |
| Other adjectives: certain, original, artificial, notorious, actual, real, severe, great, serious, little, main, inherent, new, general, apparent, additional, unknown, maximum, realistic, added, technical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Due to a certain limitation in the preceding level you're not likely to have a fully leveled spread shot, which makes it incredibly difficulty to find the few invisible item blocks there are.
Source: Video Game / Turrican - This save system is a form of Fake Difficulty, because there is no technical limitation for why the other levels are not save points.
Source: Save-Game Limits
Cite this Source
Limitation and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/limitation
Difficulty & Limitation. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/limitation>.
Limitation or Difficulty. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/limitation.
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