PROBLEMATIC Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word problematic. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| problematical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • open to doubt or debate • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||
| controversial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • marked by or capable of arousing controversy | ||||||
| debatable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • open to doubt or debate • open to argument or debate • capable of being disproved | ||||||
| difficult | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure • hard to control | ||||||
| knotty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe • used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots • highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious • tangled in knots or snarls | ||||||
| troublesome | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing difficulty or annoyance | ||||||
| bothersome | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||
| challenging | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • requiring full use of your abilities or resources • stimulating interest or thought • disturbingly provocative | ||||||
| contentious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits • involving or likely to cause controversy | ||||||
| dicey | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk | ||||||
| disputable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • capable of being disproved • open to argument or debate | ||||||
| intricate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate | ||||||
| perplexing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | ||||||
| puzzling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not clear to the understanding • lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | ||||||
| sticky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having the sticky properties of an adhesive • moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body • hot or warm and humid • hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment • covered with an adhesive material | ||||||
| thorny | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • bristling with perplexities • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||
| tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| vexing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely annoying or displeasing • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||
| worrisome | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||
| baffling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||