Different, a.
- 1. Distinct, separate, not the same.
- 2. Unlike, dissimilar, various, diverse, contrary, contrasted, variant, deviating, divergent, diverging.
- 3. Various, divers, many, manifold, sundry.
Differential, a. Discriminating.
Difficult, a.
- 1. Hard, arduous, Herculean, uphill, beset with difficulty.
- 2. Obscure, hard to be understood, intricate, perplexing.
- 3. Austere, rigid, unyielding, unaccommodating, uncompliant, hard to manage or persuade.
- 4. Fastidious, dainty, squeamish, hard to please.
Difficulty, n.
- 1. Arduousness.
- 2. Obstacle, impediment, bar, obstruction, barrier, hindrance, trouble, perplexity, exigency, trial, dilemma,
embarrassment, emergency, pinch, predicament, fix, pickle, stand, dead-set, set fast, dead-lock, dead-
stand, stand-still, horns of a dilemma, up-hill work, sea of troubles, peck of troubles, hard row to hoe,
hard nut to crack.
- 3. Objection, cavil, obstacle to belief.
- 4. Embroilment, complication, controversy, misunderstanding, difference.
Diffidence, n.
- 1. Distrust, doubt, hesitation, hesitancy, reliance.
- 2. Bashfulness, timidity, sheepishness, shyness, extreme modesty, distrust of one’s self, lack or want of
self-reliance.
Diffident, a.
- 1. Distrustful, doubtful, hesitating, reluctant.