Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Nearby Word: difficult
Opening
Opening noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.
Difficulty is an antonym for opening.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Blazing Lazers has a difficulty selector that is only available via a secret code at the opening of the game.
Source: Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels - He is killed by Virgil Sollozzo and Bruno Tattaglia without very much difficulty as the opening gambit of their war with the Corleones.
Source: Sacrificial Lion / Film -
The opening song in The Emperor's New Groove, "Perfect World", is all about how Kuzco believes the entire world revolves around him and how he gets everything he wants with zero difficulty.
Source: "I Am Great!" Song
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