Synonyms and antonyms of Difficult or impossible to deal with in British Thesaurus

difficult (adjective)

difficult conditions or situations cause a lot of problems and make it hard for you to succeed

impossible (adjective)

extremely difficult to do or to deal with

trying (adjective)

difficult to deal with in a way that makes you annoyed or tired

awkward (adjective)

difficult to deal with and embarrassing

intolerable (adjective)

impossible to bear or deal with

thorny (adjective)

a thorny issue, problem, subject etc is one that is difficult to deal with

critical (adjective)

difficult to deal with because a small mistake could make very bad things happen

testing (adjective)

difficult to deal with

delicate (adjective)

a delicate situation needs to be dealt with carefully so that people do not get upset or annoyed

intractable (adjective)

formal very difficult or impossible to deal with

be too much for someone ()

used for saying that something is too tiring, annoying, difficult etc for someone

chronic (adjective)

a chronic problem is always happening or returning and is very difficult to solve

elusive (adjective)

an elusive person or animal is difficult or impossible to find or catch

fiendish (adjective)

a fiendish problem or question is very difficult to solve or deal with

fraught (adjective)

full of problems, difficulties, or things that are confusing

grey (adjective)

not clear and therefore not easy to deal with

hard to take/swallow ()

difficult to accept or deal with

heavy (adjective)

informal serious and difficult

hot (adjective)

difficult, or dangerous

hypersensitive (adjective)

a hypersensitive issue is difficult to solve and likely to upset a lot of people

inaccessible (adjective)

difficult or impossible to obtain or use

insoluble (adjective)

impossible to solve

insuperable (adjective)

very formal impossible to solve or deal with effectively

insupportable (adjective)

formal impossible to accept or deal with

insurmountable (adjective)

formal impossible to deal with successfully

messy (adjective)

complicated, difficult, and unpleasant to deal with

murderous (adjective)

informal very unpleasant or difficult

not for the faint-hearted ()

not suitable for people who are easily frightened or shocked

onerous (adjective)

formal something that is onerous is something that you dislike or worry about because it is very difficult to deal with

sticky (adjective)

informal a sticky situation is difficult or dangerous

straitened (adjective)

formal made difficult by financial problems

tangled (adjective)

very complicated and difficult to deal with

that’s easy for you to say ()

used for telling someone that although something may be easy or simple for them, it is not easy or simple for you

ticklish (adjective)

informal a ticklish problem or situation is difficult to deal with without upsetting anyone

too hot to handle ()

too difficult or dangerous to get involved with

tricky (adjective)

difficult to deal with

unbridgeable (adjective)

used for describing problems or differences between people that are so great that they will never be solved or agreed on

unfeasible (adjective)

not possible or practical to do or to believe

ungovernable (adjective)

impossible to govern

unrelenting (adjective)

used about bad or extreme things that continue to happen or exist without ever becoming easier to deal with

unwieldy (adjective)

formal too big or complicated to work well

you can’t please everyone ()

used for saying that whatever you do, some people will not like it