170 entries under difficult topic. ×
| thorny(adjective, tough, difficulty, delicate) | |
| heavy(adjective, big, substantial, high) | |
| incommodious(adjective, poor, small, unimportant) | |
| perilous(adjective, hazardous, cumbersome, unwieldy) | |
| complicated(adjective, difficulty, delicate, unpleasant) | |
| tricky(adjective, tough, delicate, unpleasant) | |
| affected(adjective, insecure, pretentious, exaggerated) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, rough, rude) | |
| painful(adjective, slow, unpleasant, tricky) | |
| sensitive(adjective, delicate, uneasy, tricky) | |
| uncertain(adjective, delicate, hesitant, tricky) | |
| cramped(adjective, restricted, confined, inelegance) | |
| contrary(adjective, tough, unpleasant, wild) | |
| critical(delicate, tricky, complicated, thorny) | |
| intractable(adjective, difficulty, unpleasant, adverse) | |
| knotty(adjective, tough, difficulty, delicate) | |
| labored(adjective, slow, uncertain, stiff) | |
| mean(adjective, poor, small, unimportant) | |
| nasty(unpleasant, irritable, crabby, cranky) | |
| perverse(tough, difficulty, harsh, unpleasant) |
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