Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Lump and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lump" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Lump
Lump noun - A small uneven mass.
Difficulty and lump are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Lump".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- In Civilization and its sequels, for example, the player can perform espionage actions that cost a lump sum proportionate to their difficulty or usefulness, such as research theft or the covert capture of an enemy city.
Source: Cast from Money
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Lump and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/lump
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