with difficulty
Not without struggle
With difficulty describes doing something in a way that requires struggle, effort, or strain.
The phrase typically modifies verbs of movement or accomplishment: She walked with difficulty after the surgery, He spoke with difficulty through the pain.
It suggests the action is possible but labored—not impossible, just hard.
With strenuous effort
- painstakinglyWith extreme thoroughness
- strenuouslyWith vigorous effort
- gruelinglyIn exhausting manner
- exhaustinglyIn a depleting way
demandingly · rigorously · taxingly · onerously · grindingly · sweatily · backbreakingly · ponderously
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- tribulationState of great distress
- trialJudicial examination of claims
uphill battle · rough going · tough sledding · heavy lifting · hard slog · rough patch · tight spot · hard way
With complex detail
- problematicallyIn a dubious way
- puzzlinglyIn confusing manner
- confusinglyIn unclear manner
- bafflinglyIn confusing manner
perplexingly · challengingly · tortuously · complicatedly · bewilderingly · mystifyingly · vexingly · knotty
Barrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
stumbling block · snag · setback · complication · constraint · limitation · obstruction · bottleneck
With stubborn persistence
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- determinedlyWith fixed purpose
- resolutelyWith firm determination
steadfastly · unflaggingly · unrelentingly · unyieldingly · patiently · enduringly · gamely · hanging in
laboriously
With strenuous effort
- painstakinglyWith extreme thoroughness
- strenuouslyWith vigorous effort
- gruelinglyIn exhausting manner
exhaustingly · demandingly · rigorously · taxingly · onerously · grindingly · sweatily · backbreakingly · ponderously · heavily
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- tribulationState of great distress
trial · uphill battle · rough going · tough sledding · heavy lifting · hard slog · rough patch · tight spot · hard way · rough road
intricately
With complex detail
- problematicallyIn a dubious way
- puzzlinglyIn confusing manner
- confusinglyIn unclear manner
bafflingly · perplexingly · challengingly · tortuously · complicatedly · bewilderingly · mystifyingly · vexingly · knotty · thorny
hindrance
Barrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- roadblockObstruction across a road
hurdle · stumbling block · snag · setback · complication · constraint · limitation · obstruction · bottleneck · handicap
tenaciously
With stubborn persistence
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- determinedlyWith fixed purpose
resolutely · steadfastly · unflaggingly · unrelentingly · unyieldingly · patiently · enduringly · gamely · hanging in · pushing through
with difficultyeasily
Without difficulty
effortlessly · with ease · smoothly · readily · without effort
with difficultynaturally
without artificial help
fluently · gracefully · smoothly · fluidly · seamlessly
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