difficult

adjective

How many syllables in difficult?

There are 3 syllables in the word difficult.

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Divide difficult into syllables:

dif · fi · cult

How to pronounce difficult:

Definition of difficult:

difficult (adjective):: not easy to do, understand, or solve; hard to do, make, or carry out arduous; not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.

Synonyms for difficult:

ambitious

arduous

back-breaking

backbreaking

baffling

burdensome

catchy

challenging

complex

complicated

demanding

difficultness

difficulty

effortful

elusive

exacting

exhausting

formidable

fractious

grinding

grueling

gruelling

hard

hard-fought

heavy

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Antonyms for difficult:

a breeze

a cinch

a doddle

a piece of cake

a pushover

a snap

aboveboard

accepted

accessible

accommodating

acheless

agreeable

aiding

amenable

apathetic

apparent

apprehensible

as easy as abc

attainable

auspicious

basic

bearable

benign

benignant

breezy

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