Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

easier said than done

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: eas-ier -said than -done
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.

Example Sentences

"Which is a thing more easily said, than made good in the way of doing."
"Scott Parker was desperately urging England's players to keep possession - but it was easier said than done amid waves of Ukraine attacks and it needed a penalty area block from the Tottenham midfield man to thwart Devic."

Antonyms

piece of cake

Questions

What does easier said than done mean?: Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.

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