Words To Describe Difficulty

adjective Cumbersome is an adjective that describes something that is large, heavy, or difficult to handle or manage.

• The new software update introduced a cumbersome process for submitting expense reports.
• Carrying all these heavy boxes up the stairs is so cumbersome.
• Ugh, this homework assignment is such a cumbersome task.
• The weight of his past mistakes felt cumbersome as he tried to move forward.

adjective difficult to handle or use because of size or weight; cumbersome

• The cumbrous task of organizing the event fell on the shoulders of the committee members.
• I find carrying all these cumbrous boxes to be quite a hassle.
• I hate lugging around these cumbrous textbooks all day.
• The cumbrous weight of responsibility weighed heavily on her mind.

adjective difficult to find, catch, or achieve

• The solution to the complex mathematical problem remained elusive for years.
• I've been trying to catch that elusive butterfly in my garden all day.
• That elusive concert ticket is like finding a needle in a haystack.
• Happiness can sometimes feel like an elusive butterfly, always just out of reach.