Definition for Difficulty:

• State of being hard or perplexing; something hard to do; scruple; objection; hindrance.

Synonyms for Difficulty:

• n.

  •
  • rigorousness.
  •
  • easy.
  •
  • clash,
  • dissent.
  •
  • squabble,
  • bicker,
  • tangle.
  •adversity (noun)
  • curse,
  • misadventure,
  • disaster,
  • mishap,
  • tragedy,
  • bane,
  • destitution,
  • hard luck,
  • bad luck,
  • poorness,
  • misfortune,
  • casualty,
  • infliction,
  • contretemps,
  • agony,
  • rainy day,
  • catastrophe,
  • calamity,
  • blight,
  • dolor,
  • woe,
  • grief,
  • torment,
  • hard times,
  • peril.
  •argument (noun)
  • beef,
  • bickering.
  •avoidance (noun)
  • run-around.
  •complexity (noun)
  • convolution,
  • obscurity,
  • Cabalism,
  • complexity,
  • puzzle.
  •crisis (noun)
  • dilemma,
  • Exigence.
  •difficulty (noun)
  • harshness,
  • trickiness,
  • tightness,
  • corner,
  • strait,
  • difficultness,
  • onerousness,
  • involvement,
  • matter,
  • stressfulness,
  • fussiness,
  • hardness,
  • formidability,
  • strenuousness,
  • wearisomeness,
  • toughness,
  • cantankerousness,
  • wearying,
  • roughness,
  • oppressiveness,
  • arduousness,
  • contrariness,
  • knottiness.
  •disappointment (noun)
  • frustration,
  • setback.
  •doubt (noun)
  • demurral.
  •hang-up (noun)
  • hangup.
  •hell (noun)
  • living hell.
  •hopelessness (noun)
  • impossibility.
  •mental burden (noun)
  • responsibility,
  • depression,
  • oppression,
  • weight,
  • stress,
  • ado,
  • to-do,
  • ramification,
  • irritation,
  • maze,
  • pressure,
  • pinch,
  • charge,
  • bafflement,
  • imbroglio,
  • grievance,
  • anxiety,
  • harassment,
  • discouragement.
  •objection (noun)
  • flak,
  • unwillingness,
  • demur,
  • reluctance.
  •pitfall (noun)
  • quicksand.
  •poverty (noun)
  • pauperism,
  • Neediness,
  • impecuniousness,
  • Impecuniosity.
  •predicament (noun)
  • plight,
  • fix,
  • problem.
  •problem; situation requiring great effort (noun)
  • impasse,
  • pain,
  • check,
  • labor,
  • crux,
  • paradox,
  • dead end,
  • struggle,
  • hindrance,
  • crisis,
  • stew,
  • deadlock,
  • mess,
  • barricade,
  • hazard,
  • laboriousness.
  •scruple (noun)
  • scruple.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • exigency,
  • Inharmony,
  • disruption,
  • hot potato,
  • nuisance,
  • dutch,
  • rhubarb,
  • run-in,
  • hot spot,
  • jigsaw,
  • dissentience,
  • discordance,
  • toughie,
  • stumbling block.
  •
  • friction,
  • millstone,
  • rub,
  • hitch,
  • box,
  • disturbance,
  • uncertainty,
  • dissonance,
  • downfall,
  • odds,
  • altercation,
  • quarrel,
  • tiff,
  • strain,
  • annoyance,
  • disadvantage,
  • dissidence,
  • controversy,
  • baggage,
  • challenge,
  • debate,
  • dissension,
  • sorrow,
  • headache.
  •
  • ill,
  • issue,
  • spat,
  • variance,
  • strife,
  • schism,
  • disaccord,
  • dog,
  • care,
  • contention,
  • disagreement.
  •
  • confrontation,
  • conflict,
  • discord,
  • argument,
  • wrangle,
  • catch,
  • warfare,
  • war,
  • faction.
  •
  • dispute.
  •
  • bind.
  •
  • difference.
  •
  • word.
  •disturbance
  • unpleasantness.
  •horror
  • bugbear.
  •intricacy
  • involution.
  •problem
  • nut.

Paraphrases for Difficulty:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    trouble.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    inability, arduous, strain.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    difficult, troubled, problematic, challenges.
  • Proper noun, singular
    difficult, constraints, issues, hardship, challenge, challenges.
  • Noun, plural
    hardships, handicaps.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    difficult, complexity, obstacle, predicament, hurdle, inconvenience, constraint, disadvantage, plight, dilemma, adversity, impediment, complication, hardship, hindrance, issue, objection, handicap, embarrassment, drawback, pain, ability, barrier, stress, stresses, challenge, challenges, hitch.

Antonyms for Difficulty:

• n.

  • argument
    agreement.
  • mental burden
    delight, cheerfulness, hopefulness, good fortune, joy, boon.
  • problem; situation requiring great effort
    comfort, health, promotion, ease, solution, good health, order, happiness, blessing, pleasure, favor, encouragement, success, satisfaction, contentment, opening, calm, calmness, tranquility, felicity, organization.
  • Other antonyms:
    harmony, opportunity, sanction, obedience, advantage, concord, willingness, compliance, consensus, peace, acceptance, relief, unanimity, succor, accord, assistance, break, approval, acquiescence, aid, assent, benefit, simpleness, help.

Homophones for Difficulty:

• dibasic salt, difficult.

Hypernym for Difficulty:

• n.

  • act
    the devil, tsuris.
  • cognition
    handicap, check, trouble, pisser, facer, baulk, kink, wrinkle, problem, impediment, balk, booby trap, snorter, deterrent, hindrance, pitfall, killer, Hinderance.
  • state
    muddle, urinary hesitancy, strain, jam, rattrap, job, predicament, pickle, plight, hole, mess, mire, kettle of fish, situation, bitch, stress, rough sledding, wall, quandary, problem, fix, hard time, pinch.

Hyponym for Difficulty:

• n.

  • act
    elbow grease, exertion, travail, effort, sweat.
  • cognition
    cognitive factor.
  • state
    condition, status.