110 entries under tough topic. ×

2
nettlesome(adjective, tricky, complicated, problematic)
2
not easy(expression, severe, difficult, painful)
2
perplexing(hard, severe, difficult, offensive)
2
perverse(difficulty, harsh, awkward, grim)
2
problem(noun, severe, painful, problematic)
2
refractory(difficulty, grim, problematic, troublesome)
2
stiff(adjective, severe, difficult, grim)
2
titanic(severe, painful, problematic)
1
acid(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
acrid(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
acrimonious(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
backbreaker(hard, severe, difficult, painful)
1
blunt(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
brusque(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
churlish(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
crucial(severe, painful, problematic)
1
difficile(severe, painful, problematic)
1
easier said than done(expression, idiom, severe, painful)
1
fretful(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
gargantuan(severe, painful, problematic)
10 years ago|14k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). trying thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/trying/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "trying thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/trying/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, trying thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/trying/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "trying thesaurus" 13 March 2016. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/trying/thesaurus/synonyms>