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hard to explain
adjective as in difficult
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- abstract
- abstruse
- baffling
- bewildering
- confounding
- dark
- deep
- enigmatic
- enigmatical
- entangled
- esoteric
- formidable
- hard to solve
- hidden
- inexplicable
- intricate
- involved
- knotty
- labyrinthine
- loose
- meandering
- mysterious
- mystical
- mystifying
- nice
- obscure
- obstinate
- paradoxical
- perplexing
- problematical
- profound
- puzzling
- rambling
- subtle
- tangled
- thorny
- ticklish
- unclear
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
- vexing
Example Sentences
"It’s hard to explain to other people the struggle I'm going through," she says.
Following the news of her brother's death, Madonna took to Instagram to express her grief, writing, “He was the closest human to me for so long . . . It's hard to explain our bond. But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo. We took each other’s hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood.”
In a heartfelt post on Instagram, the 66-year-old singer wrote that their bond was hard to explain but it "grew out of an understanding that we were different".
Ministers publicly describe the fuss over frocks and football tickets as a "distraction" - a word politicians like to use when they are describing something they know is embarrassing and find hard to explain.
Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez said: "Pain, sadness, it is hard to explain. May he rest in peace. I wish a lot of strength for his family and friends."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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