Challenging Situations Vocabulary

adjective causing annoyance or irritation; frustrating

• The exasperating delays in the project are causing a lot of frustration among the team members.
• It's so exasperating when the wifi keeps cutting out while I'm trying to work.
• Dealing with this exasperating traffic every day is driving me crazy.
• Her exasperating habit of always being late is like a thorn in my side.

adjective having or covered with thorns; prickly

• The botanist carefully handled the thorny rose bush in the greenhouse.
• Ouch, I pricked my finger on that thorny plant in the garden!
• I hate dealing with those thorny situations at work.
• Navigating through the thorny issues in their relationship proved to be challenging.

adjective adjective describes a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'tough' describes something that is strong, durable, or difficult to break or penetrate

• The tough decision had to be made by the board of directors.
• It's been a tough day at work, I could use a break.
• Dealing with that situation was really tough, but we managed to pull through.
• Life can be tough sometimes, but it's important to stay strong and keep moving forward.

adjective moving or sloping upward

adverb in an upward direction or toward a higher place or position

• The hikers struggled as they made their way uphill on the steep mountain trail.
• We're going to have to pedal hard to get up this uphill stretch on our bikes.
• I'm totally out of breath trying to climb this uphill slope.
• Overcoming that obstacle felt like an uphill battle, but we finally made it to the top.