Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Usage example: the many difficulties that he encountered on the road from poor orphan to head of a major corporation
Shackle and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shackle" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Shackle
Shackle noun - Something that physically prevents free movement.
Difficulty and shackle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Shackle".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- block and difficulty
- block and shackle
- check and difficulty
- check and shackle
- hitch and difficulty
- hitch and shackle
- hurdle and difficulty
- hurdle and shackle
- obstruction and difficulty
- obstruction and shackle
- handicap and difficulty
- handicap and shackle
- impediment and difficulty
- impediment and shackle
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Shackle and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/shackle
Difficulty & Shackle. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/shackle>.
Shackle or Difficulty. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/shackle.
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