Synonyms and antonyms of Something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal with in British Thesaurus

task (noun)

something that you have to do, often something that is difficult or unpleasant

burden (noun)

a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with

necessity (noun)

something that is difficult or unpleasant but cannot be avoided

chore (noun)

an unpleasant, boring, or difficult thing that must be done

struggle (noun)

something that takes a lot of physical or mental effort

headache (noun)

informal something that causes you a lot of problems

the impossible ()

something that is impossible or very difficult to do

a tall order ()

something very difficult that someone expects you to do

puzzler (noun)

informal something that is difficult to understand or solve

affliction (noun)

formal a serious problem

an albatross (around your neck) ()

someone or something that causes you a lot of problems

a tough/hard row to hoe ()

something that is very difficult to deal with or do

a tough nut to crack (informal)

informal a problem or situation that is difficult to understand or deal with

bane (noun)

something that annoys someone very much or causes them a lot of problems

bastard (noun)

impolite something that is very difficult or annoying

business (noun)

something that has happened, especially something that has caused problems and has been continuing for a long time

catastrophe (noun)

used about an event that causes serious difficulty for a particular person or group of people

conundrum (noun)

a difficult problem that seems to have no solution

convulsion (noun)

mainly journalism a sudden or extreme change that causes major problems or serious harm

disease (noun)

a serious problem in society or with someone’s attitude

the elephant in the room ()

a serious problem that everyone is aware of but no one wants to talk about

Everest (noun)

British something that is very difficult to achieve

killer (noun)

informal something that is very difficult

malady (noun)

formal a serious problem within a society or organization

mare (noun)

Britishvery informal a very unpleasant and difficult situation or activity

miasma (noun)

literary a very unpleasant feeling or atmosphere

monster (noun)

a situation, system, or organization that has become so large that it can no longer be managed or controlled

moving target ()

an idea or situation that continuously changes as you are trying to deal with it

ogre (noun)

something that is very bad and causes a lot of problems

Pandora’s box (noun)

something that could cause a lot of problems if you do it, use it, or say it

performance (noun)

spoken something that is difficult or complicated to do

pig (noun)

Britishinformal something that is very difficult or unpleasant

poisoned chalice (noun)

literary a job or piece of work that will cause many problems for the person who is forced to do it

push (noun)

informal something that is difficult to do, especially because you do not have much time

the rigours of something ()

the difficult and unpleasant aspects of a situation

scourge (noun)

formal something that causes a lot of trouble or harm

sod (noun)

Britishimpolite used for describing something that is difficult to do

stinker (noun)

informal something that is very difficult or unpleasant

tangle (noun)

a situation that is difficult to deal with because things are not organized properly

terror (noun)

informal a person or animal that is difficult to deal with or control

toils (noun)

literary a difficult or unpleasant situation that you cannot get away from

torment (noun)

someone or something that makes you suffer severe physical or mental pain

web (noun)

a complicated set of related things, often considered to be dangerous or difficult to deal with