Antonyms for ease

at ease:

aggravate, worsen, intensify.

attribute:

difficulty.

ease off:

increase.

facility, freedom:

inability.

peace, quiet; lack of difficulty:

misery, upset, sadness, unhappiness, turmoil, activity, disturbance, strife, action, excitableness, woe, furor, difficulty, restriction, displeasure, inhibition, sorrow, unrest, perplexity, discontent, uneasiness, employment, worry, agitation, work, effort, disquiet, dissatisfaction.

noun:

tension, repression, carefulness, willpower, discreetness, smart, discomfort, stress, inhibition, heedfulness, discipline, reticence, self-restraint, reserve, self-command, irritation, annoyance, vexation, self-mastery, self-consciousness, constraint, discretion, tenseness, embarrassment, suppression, strain, self-denial, self-discipline, awkwardness, perplexity, self-control, pressure, restraint.

alleviate, help:

excite, condemn, impede, delay, cease, aggravate, bring down, hold, intensify, stop, harm, exasperate, worsen, extend, check, maintain, burden, halt, demote, vex, make difficult, hinder, increase, annoy, depress, provoke, perplex, agitate, incite, keep, weaken, slow, injure, irritate, block, trouble, enlarge, hurt.

guide, move carefully:

entangle, withdraw, neglect.