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problematical
prob·lem·at·ic P0574900 (prŏb′lə-măt′ĭk)adj. also prob·lem·at·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)1. Posing a problem; difficult to solve: a repair that proved more problematic than first expected.2. Open to doubt; debatable: "if you ever get married, which seems to me extremely problematic" (Oscar Wilde).3. Not settled; unresolved or dubious: a problematic future.n. Something that poses a problem or difficulty: "[a book that] poses the problematics of memory in another light altogether" (Daphne Merkin).
prob′lem·at′i·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | problematical - open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"debatable, problematicquestionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" | | 2. |  problematical - making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"baffling, knotty, problematic, elusive, toughdifficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
problematicaladjective1. In doubt or dispute:arguable, contested, debatable, disputable, doubtful, exceptionable, moot, mootable, problematic, questionable, uncertain.2. Not affording certainty:ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure.Informal: iffy.Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question.Translations
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Related to problematical: anomalously, attrite, prepossessingSynonyms for problematicaladj in doubt or disputeSynonyms- arguable
- contested
- debatable
- disputable
- doubtful
- exceptionable
- moot
- mootable
- problematic
- questionable
- uncertain
adj not affording certaintySynonyms- ambiguous
- borderline
- chancy
- clouded
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- equivocal
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- indeterminate
- problematic
- questionable
- uncertain
- unclear
- unsure
- iffy
Synonyms for problematicaladj open to doubt or debateSynonymsRelated Wordsadj making great mental demandsSynonyms- baffling
- knotty
- problematic
- elusive
- tough
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