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What is another word for more difficult?

More difficult is a phrase of difficult.

Here's a list of synonyms for difficult.

Adjective
▲
Requiring great effort or exertion
arduous
challenging
demanding
hard
excruciating
gruelingUS
harsh
rigorous
strenuous
testing
tough
backbreaking
daunting
exacting
exhausting
fatiguing
gruellingUK
laborious
onerous
punishing
taxing
tortuous
trying
backbreaker
bruising
burdensome
debilitating
draining
insufferable
painstaking
ponderous
rough
tiring
torturous
unforgiving
wearisome
wearying
agonisingUK
agonizingUS
back-breaking
brutal
formidable
harrowing
hellish
immense
intense
intimidating
severe
tiresome
troublesome
unbearable
unremitting
uphill
upstream
bothersome
crushing
cumbersome
depleting
distressing
fierce
galling
gargantuan
grievous
grinding
hairy
herculean
Herculean
jarring
laboredUS
labouredUK
ominous
operose
oppressive
painful
problematic
sapping
shattering
titanic
toilsome
unpleasant
more ❯
“He prepared himself for the difficult task of running the marathon.”
Adjective
▲
Hard to comprehend mentally
complex
complicated
hard
confusing
puzzling
tricky
baffling
bewildering
confounding
convoluted
incomprehensible
intricate
mystifying
perplexing
abstract
elaborate
impenetrable
involved
obscure
unclear
unfathomable
unintelligible
deep
detailed
inexplicable
knotty
labyrinthine
mind-bending
mind-boggling
problematical
profound
recondite
sophisticated
troublesome
undecipherable
abstruse
entangled
esoteric
fancy
fathomless
inscrutable
mysterious
mystical
paradoxical
rambling
tangled
thorny
thought-provoking
vexing
beyond comprehension
beyond one's grasp
full of twists and turns
hard to explain
hard to solve
opaque
above your head
enigmatic
fiddly
gnarly
involute
involuted
over one's head
enigmatical
advanced
byzantine
cryptic
difficult to understand
unsolvable
ambiguous
hazy
more ❯
“Bobby had to give up on the Sudoku puzzle as it was too difficult.”
Adjective
▲
Not easy to please or satisfy
fussy
picky
particular
choosy
demanding
finicky
fastidious
critical
finical
perfectionist
inflexible
uncompromising
rigorous
intractable
obstinate
tough
overbearing
unaccommodating
unamenable
disapproving
strict
unreasonable
cavillingUK
hard
harsh
imperious
nagging
overexacting
querulous
stringent
unbending
obdurate
hypercritical
cavilingUS
cavillous
censuring
disparaging
faultfinding
hardheaded
overcritical
overscrupulous
sticklerish
stiff
tyrannical
dictatorial
unflinching
importunate
grim
unrelenting
boorish
rigid
immovable
inexorable
irascible
pitiless
resolute
unyielding
captious
dogmatic
oppressive
prickly
chippy
crotchety
disputatious
disputative
ornery
hard to please
over-particular
high-maintenance
fault-finding
over-exacting
hard-line
over-censorious
over-rigorous
over-strict
bloody-minded
hard to satisfy
more ❯
“She quit her job because her boss had a penchant for being difficult.”
Adjective
▲
Stubborn, or inclined to do the opposite of what is expected or demanded
stubborn
recalcitrant
wilful
willful
intractable
obstinate
refractory
contrary
headstrong
obdurate
unreasonable
mulish
intransigent
pertinacious
opinionated
disobliging
stroppy
pigheaded
unmanageable
froward
cantankerous
hardheaded
troublesome
steadfast
argumentative
obstreperous
quarrelsome
contrarious
trying
indomitable
opinionative
unpredictable
fractious
querulous
feisty
fiendish
ungracious
stiff-necked
bull-headed
hard-nosed
strong-minded
single-minded
wrong-headed
hard to handle
pig-headed
set in one's ways
more ❯
“Juliet had been a difficult child all along. Her adoptive parents found it hard to manage her.”
Adjective
▲
Characterized by causing hardships or problems
grim
hostile
adverse
tough
unfavorableUS
unfavourableUK
unfortunate
austere
dire
harsh
bad
bleak
cheerless
dark
dour
hard
injurious
negative
oppressive
perilous
awful
depressing
desolate
disagreeable
discouraging
disheartening
distressing
exacting
exigent
forbidding
foreboding
gloomy
harrowing
inauspicious
inhospitable
miserable
ominous
severe
solemn
somberUS
sombreUK
terrible
unwelcome
worrying
bitter
black
comfortless
direful
discommodious
dismal
doleful
dreadful
glum
grayUS
greyUK
hopeless
joyless
morose
objectionable
troublesome
unpleasant
chilling
hard-pressed
ill-boding
ill-fated
morbid
mournful
nightmarish
sad
shadowy
sinister
unfriendly
very bad
ill-omened
lurid
parlous
straitened
threatening
unpropitious
apocalyptic
more ❯
“We are living through a difficult economic climate where unemployment is high.”
Adjective
▲
Disobedient in nature
disobedient
defiant
dysfunctional
rebellious
delinquent
badly behaved
ill-disciplined
mischievous
naughty
undisciplined
unruly
wayward
bad
badly-behaved
impudent
insolent
misbehaving
petulant
problematic
pugnacious
whiny
aggressive
bellicose
belligerent
cantankerous
combative
confrontational
contumacious
disorderly
disruptive
errant
erratic
rascally
recalcitrant
stubborn
trying
uncontrollable
uncooperative
argumentative
disturbed
exasperating
fierce
hostile
hot-tempered
ill-behaved
incorrigible
maladjusted
rough
rowdy
rude
scrappy
socially impaired
truculent
wilful
willful
bold
demanding
devilish
indocile
insubordinate
loudmouthed
malicious
mean
nasty
pesky
roguish
self-willed
tiresome
uncompliant
uncontainable
undisciplinable
unmanageable
unrestrainable
wearisome
irksome
peevish
sullen
troublous
“Charlie was a difficult child who would throw regular tantrums.”
Adjective
▲
Inopportune or inconvenient
inopportune
inconvenient
inappropriate
inexpedient
awkward
unfavorableUS
unfavourableUK
unsuitable
bothersome
disadvantageous
improper
unfortunate
ill-chosen
ill-timed
inauspicious
incommodious
malapropos
adverse
discommoding
discommodious
ill-fitted
incongruous
misplaced
mistimed
objectionable
troublesome
unbecoming
unbefitting
uncomplimentary
undue
unfit
unfitting
unprofitable
unpropitious
unseasonable
unseemly
untimely
wrong
detrimental
unhelpful
more ❯
“Your request for a favor has come at a difficult time.”
Adjective
▲
Causing distress, sadness or anxiety
dreadful
unfortunate
tragic
distressing
dire
woeful
lamentable
grievous
miserable
grim
appalling
deplorable
regrettable
heartbreaking
sad
wretched
dismal
harrowing
upsetting
distressful
painful
disturbing
heartrending
unlucky
agonizingUS
traumatic
worrying
bitter
troublesome
depressing
gloomy
disquieting
shocking
pitiful
bleak
cheerless
poor
sombreUK
troubling
disheartening
somberUS
tragical
tormenting
hopeless
unsettling
unhappy
doleful
dreary
disappointing
perturbing
discomforting
sorry
excruciating
hurtful
stressful
alarming
morose
nasty
discouraging
poignant
worrisome
afflicting
joyless
saddening
desolate
frightening
sorrowful
oppressive
comfortless
glum
unnerving
pitiable
vexatious
melancholy
drab
crushing
discomposing
dispiriting
rueful
afflictive
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
ticklish
tricky
delicate
thorny
problematic
sensitive
knotty
sticky
prickly
tough
awkward
problematical
touchy
hairy
dodgy
troublesome
complicated
nasty
controversial
catchy
tricksy
complex
spiny
hard
intricate
involved
trying
taxing
vexatious
irksome
precarious
convoluted
upsetting
worrying
bothersome
critical
risky
uncertain
dangerous
volatile
vexed
concerning
unstable
nice
chancy
rocky
unsteady
capricious
changeable
fickle
inconstant
mercurial
temperamental
variable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a rebellious or aggressive streak or nature
unyielding
recalcitrant
intractable
disobedient
contrary
refractory
defiant
ungovernable
wayward
wilful
rebellious
insubordinate
obstreperous
unmanageable
unruly
willful
uncontrollable
balky
contumacious
untoward
rebel
uncooperative
froward
obstinate
unaccommodating
recusant
unreasonable
incompliant
obstructive
restive
disorderly
disobliging
bolshie
unamenable
stroppy
fractious
turbulent
disaffected
truculent
incorrigible
revolutionary
resistant
unobliging
discourteous
uncivil
unsympathetic
disagreeable
unfriendly
unpleasant
dissentient
malcontent
nonconformist
quarrelsome
rude
unamiable
uncongenial
contentious
ornery
anarchistic
bellicose
factious
iconoclastic
individualistic
militant
negativistic
pugnacious
threatening
treacherous
treasonable
warring
insolent
disputatious
bloody-minded
passive-aggressive
ill-natured
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Dangerous or full of peril
perilous
dangerous
hazardous
risky
unsafe
precarious
parlous
serious
grave
chancy
threatening
dicey
uncertain
hairy
insecure
treacherous
grievous
unsound
critical
menacing
delicate
unstable
vulnerable
problematic
shaky
jeopardisingUK
jeopardizingUS
unhealthy
exposed
gnarly
venturesome
desperate
touchy
ticklish
unsure
unsteady
extreme
terrifying
dynamite
wicked
loaded
rugged
touch-and-go
fraught with danger
in danger
in jeopardy
at risk
on thin ice
death-defying
playing with fire
Russian roulette
more ❯
Adjective
▲
(of a literary work) Overly serious or difficult
heavy
tedious
dull
dry
serious
over-serious
heavy-going
dreary
boring
turgid
uninteresting
wearisome
dry as dust
deadly
banal
drab
laboredUS
laborious
labouredUK
mind-numbing
monotonous
dense
unreadable
inarticulate
incomprehensible
heavy going
badly written
humdrum
flat
pedestrian
tiresome
stale
colorlessUS
slow
colourlessUK
ponderous
leaden
stodgy
tiring
wearying
tame
jejune
jading
numbing
stuffy
arid
monochromatic
old
drudging
weary
stupid
dusty
ho-hum
unexciting
prosaic
lifeless
insipid
uneventful
vapid
bland
commonplace
lacklustreUK
lacklusterUS
uninspiring
uninspired
run-of-the-mill
unimaginative
routine
plodding
mundane
spiritless
blah
trite
characterless
unremarkable
unvaried
sterile
samey
workaday
unvarying
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Arousing or able to arouse intense feeling
emotive
touching
moving
poignant
emotional
stirring
sensitive
affecting
delicate
controversial
sentimental
touchy
problematic
awkward
contentious
exciting
thrilling
affective
impassioned
inflammatory
heartwarming
affectional
heart-rending
heart-warming
tear-jerking
hot-button
tendentious
heated
subjective
meaningful
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a predisposition to argue or engage in confrontations
feisty
combative
argumentative
aggressive
belligerent
quarrelsome
bellicose
pugnacious
contentious
confrontational
truculent
militant
disputatious
warlike
scrappy
agonistic
chippy
gladiatorial
discordant
assaultive
brawly
fiery
ornery
touchy
tough
sensitive
active
courageous
spirited
spunky
excitable
enthusiastic
gutsy
alive
bubbly
energetic
frisky
game
gritty
gutty
hearty
lively
mettlesome
peppy
zestful
thin-skinned
hot-blooded
on the warpath
full-blooded
go-getting
high-strung
full of pep
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a muddy or sticky consistency
heavy
clayey
clay
viscous
viscid
muddy
sticky
glutinous
gluey
wet
claggy
clarty
gooey
gloopy
cloggy
mucky
gloppy
sodden
soggy
swampy
caked
murky
slimy
sloppy
thick
gelatinous
gummy
mucilaginous
syrupy
treacly
marshy
boggy
miry
squelchy
quaggy
slushy
waterlogged
soft
fenny
watery
oozy
spongy
saturated
sopping
squishy
clammy
soaked
moist
paludal
damp
drenched
dank
soaking
pappy
soppy
dripping
pulpy
muggy
squidgy
humid
mushy
doughy
awash
bathed
bedraggled
washed
watered
doused
dowsed
pasty
pulpous
soused
squashy
logged
saturate
wringing
sultry
water-soaked
soaked through
dripping wet
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Causing emotion, excitement, or stimulation in the mind
mind-boggling
exciting
stimulating
stirring
rousing
thrilling
exhilarating
electrifying
inspiring
intoxicating
breathtaking
galvanisingUK
galvanizingUS
charged
exhilarative
electric
galvanic
kicky
amazing
overwhelming
astonishing
wonderful
stunning
challenging
spectacular
startling
stupendous
staggering
baffling
complex
complicated
confusing
puzzling
surprising
mind-blowing
heart-stopping
hair-raising
mind-bending
rip-roaring
eye-opening
astounding
incredible
awesome
extraordinary
wondrous
remarkable
unbelievable
sensational
marvellousUK
marvelousUS
miraculous
fantastic
fabulous
prodigious
eye-popping
awe-inspiring
phenomenal
sublime
dramatic
jaw-dropping
impressive
striking
tremendous
exceptional
out of this world
moving
magnificent
unimaginable
portentous
fascinating
amazeballs
brilliant
inconceivable
stupefying
fantastical
invigoratingUS
enthralling
outstanding
shocking
unheard of
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Challenging to describe, impossible to put into words, or inarticulate
unsayable
impossible
inarticulate
unpronounceable
ineffable
inexpressible
unspeakable
unutterable
unverbalizable
Adjective
▲
Of considerable importance or seriousness
big
significant
serious
substantial
considerable
critical
important
major
urgent
consequential
crucial
decisive
momentous
paramount
tough
all-important
appreciable
earnest
fateful
influential
key
landmark
leading
material
meaningful
monumental
powerful
prime
principal
prominent
sizable
solemn
super
vital
weighty
big league
big-time
eminent
eventful
far-reaching
fundamental
grave
hard
heavy
historic
major league
sober
somberUS
sombreUK
earthshaking
earth-shattering
heavy-duty
heavyweight
hefty
high priority
high-priority
mammoth
super colossal
valuable
life-and-death
main
tectonic
of consequence
of great import
of moment
of significance
exceptional
no joke
no laughing matter
strategic
more ❯
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