Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Nearby Word: difficult
Success
How words are described
| similar | similar difficulty | similar success |
| initial | initial difficulty | initial success |
| considerable | considerable difficulty | considerable success |
| relative | relative difficulty | relative success |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, great, little, incredible, apparent, less, minimal, significant, immense, tremendous, greater, varying. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- For the more general ROM hacks that attempt to copy the success of Kaizo Mario World or similar hacks, many designers try to be as brutally difficult as the original hacks or cranks the difficulty Up to Eleven.
Source: Follow The Leader / Video Games
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