ROUGH SLEDDING Synonyms
12 hypernyms for rough sledding. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ROUGH SLEDDING
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| hurdles | noun n | |||||
noun • a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles | ||||||
| challenges | noun n | |||||
noun • a demanding or stimulating situation • a call to engage in a contest or fight • questioning a statement and demanding an explanation • a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror • a demand by a sentry for a password or identification verb • take exception to • issue a challenge to • ask for identification • raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||||||
| difficulties | noun n | |||||
noun • an effort that is inconvenient • the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | ||||||
| hardships | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • something hard to endure • something that causes or entails suffering | ||||||
| obstacles | noun n | |||||
noun • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) | ||||||
| struggles | noun n | |||||
noun • an energetic attempt to achieve something • an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) • strenuous effort verb • make a strenuous or labored effort • to exert strenuous effort against opposition • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | ||||||
| hard time | noun n | |||||
noun • a difficulty that can be overcome with effort • a term served in a maximum security prison | ||||||