All problematic synonyms
probΒ·lemΒ·atΒ·ic
P p adj problematic
- moot β open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
- at issue β The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- fluctuant β fluctuating; varying; unstable.
- implausible β not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- impugnable β to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- in dispute β doubted, controversial
- backbreaker β a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
- debatable β If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
- chancy β Something that is chancy involves a lot of risk or uncertainty.
- hi tech β a style of interior design using features of industrial equipment
- difficile β hard to deal with, satisfy, or please.
- betwixt and between β in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
- borderline β The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
- contestable β a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- hi-tech β Of, or using high technology.
- complicated β If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- daedalean β an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.
- disputable β capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- clear as mud β not at all clear
- doubtful β of uncertain outcome or result.
- difficult β not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- imprecise β not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- for the birds β any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- in arrears β in arrears, behind or late, especially in payment: She was three months in arrears on her mortgage and credit card payments. Also, Chiefly Law, in arrear.
- in question β a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- hypothetical β assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- gasser β Herbert Spencer, 1888β1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- controvertible β to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- iffy β full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation.
- dubious β doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- gordian β pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- muzzy β confused; muddled.
- easier said than done β difficult to do
adjective problematic
- amphibological β (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
- infestive β Tending to infest; acting like an infection.
- wimpy β of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- messy β characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.
- awkward β An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- doubtable β (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
- knotty β having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
- questionable β of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- conjecturable β Able to be conjectured upon.
- easy β not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- effortless β requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- enigmatical β Pertaining to an enigma.
- mootable β Capable of being mooted.
- equivocal β Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
- intractable β not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- inconvenient β not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.