easier said than done

ADJECTIVE

difficult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambitious arduous burdensome challenging crucial demanding laborious onerous painful problematic severe strenuous tough troublesome

WEAK

backbreaker bothersome difficile effortful exacting formidable galling gargantuan hard-won heavy herculean immense intricate irritating labored no picnic not easy operose problem prohibitive rigid stiff titanic toilsome trying unyielding uphill upstream wearisome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy effortless facile helpful nice trivial

WEAK

calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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But successfully executing a roll-up strategy is easier said than done, said Beisner, who worked as an HOA manager—including for a private-equity-owned company—before becoming an adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

That’s easier said than done — and if ignoring the market’s volatility is impossible, you should turn off the financial news altogether.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

For many nations -- particularly developing fossil fuel producers -- phasing out a major source of state revenue is easier said than done.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

De Zerbi is fiercely competitive and must transmit that into his players; easier said than done given the timid, defeatist nature of their performances this season.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

That was easier said than done; we were often reprimanded for trying to sneak in a whisper or a playful nudge when we were supposed to be standing like statues.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

easier said than done

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