9 Letters
6 Consonants
3 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use difficult as a article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
About Difficult
A 3 syllables article and 9 letters with the letters c, d, f, i, l, t, and u, 6 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter i. Difficult starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, di, dif, diff, diffi, and the ending characters are t, lt, ult, cult, icult, . Difficult is also a double consonant (ff) word. View the double consonant words list.
Definition
Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why i
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Difficult is set as a grade four word that starts with d, ends with t, 3 syllables, 3 vowels and 9 letters.
Pig Latin
Difficult in Pig Latin is said as "ifficultday or ifficultdway".
Unigram
d | i | f | f | i | c | u | l | t
Bigram
di | if | ff | fi | ic | cu | ul | lt
Trigram
dif | iff | ffi | fic | icu | cul | ult
Quadrigram
diff | iffi | ffic | ficu | icul | cult
Word Gram
Article Examples
not easy;
requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;
"a difficult task";
"nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access";
"difficult times";
"a difficult child";
"found himself in a difficult situation";
"why i
Adjective Satellite Examples
requiring much effort and trouble;
"the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Difficult"

There are 1,307 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to difficult.

SynonymDefinition
Abaxialfacing away from the axis of an organ or organism
"the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"
About(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"
"in just about a minute"
"he''s about 30 years old"
"I''ve had about all I can stand"
"we meet about once a month"
"some forty people came"
"weighs around a hundre
Abrasivea substance that abrades or wears down
Absolutesomething that is conceived to be absolute
something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control
"no mortal being can influence the absolute"
Abstrusedifficult to penetrate
incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
"the professor''s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"
"a deep metaphysical theory"
"some recondite problem in historiography"
Accentedused of syllables or musical beats
Acerbharsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
"a barrage of acid comments"
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
"bitter words"
"blistering criticism"
"caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts
Acerbicharsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
"a barrage of acid comments"
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
"bitter words"
"blistering criticism"
"caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts
Acidstreet name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Aciditythe property of being acidic

View all cognitive synonyms for Difficult

Antonyms

There are 1 words that have the opposite meaning of difficult.

AntonymDefinition
Easyplentiful and therefore at low interest rates
easy to come by
"easy money"

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from difficult.

Anagram Definition
Difficultnot easy
requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
"a difficult task"
"nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"
"difficult times"
"a difficult child"
"found himself in a difficult situation"
"why i

View English words with the unique letters used in difficult. Words With The Letters Cdfiltu

Similar Words

There are 30 words that are similar to "Difficult".

Similar WordDefinition
Ambitioushaving a strong desire for success or achievement
Arduousdifficult to accomplish;
demanding considerable mental effort and skill;
"the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"
Awkwardnot at ease socially;
unsure and constrained in manner;
"awkward and reserved at parties";
"ill at ease among eddies of people he didn''t know";
"was always uneasy with strangers"
Bafflingmaking great mental demands;
hard to comprehend or solve;
"a baffling problem";
"I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast";
"a problematic situation at home"
Catchylikely to attract attention;
"a catchy title for a movie"
Challengingrequiring full use of your abilities or resources;
"ambitious schedule";
"performed the most challenging task without a mistake"
Delicateexquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing;
susceptible to injury;
"a delicate violin passage";
"delicate china";
"a delicate flavor";
"the delicate wing of a butterfly"
Fractiousunpredictably difficult in operation;
likely to be troublesome;
"rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thigkly populated areas";
"fractious components of a communication system"
Hard Foughtn/a
Herculeanof extreme difficulty;
requiring the strength of a Hercules;
"a herculean task"

Similar Words Of Difficult

See Also (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Difficult"

There are 3 words/phrases you might want to use in relation to difficult.

See AlsoDefinition
Demandingrequiring more than usually expected or thought due;
especially great patience and effort and skill;
"found the job very demanding";
"a baby can be so demanding"
Effortfulrequiring great physical effort
Hardnot easy;
requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;
"a difficult task";
"nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access";
"difficult times";
"a difficult child";
"found himself in a difficult situation";
"why i

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