Antonyms of noun difficulty
1 of 4 senses of difficulty
Sense 4
difficulty, difficultness -- (the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb")
Antonym of ease (Sense 1)
=> ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness -- (freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun difficulty
4 senses of difficulty
Sense 1
trouble, difficulty -- (an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty")
=> effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat -- (use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion")
Sense 2
difficulty -- (a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent")
=> cognitive factor -- (something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result)
Sense 3
difficulty -- (a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties")
=> condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")
Sense 4
difficulty, difficultness -- (the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb")
=> quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)