Synonyms for problematical
- adjective
Most common
problematic questionable doubtful debatable difficult puzzling
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Problematic
problematic, debatable, questionable, doubtful, uncertain, disputable, dubious, unsettled
Definitions
- adj. 1
Doubtful or disputed.
- adj. 2
Dubious or ambiguous.
Related words
- Word family
- problematicality problematicalness
Example sentences
- problematic For me, interpreting the question was problematic.
- questionable There are many questionable points in this ledger.
- doubtful It's doubtful whether Tom will be able to do that.
- debatable It's debatable whether what Tom did was wrong or not.
- difficult Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
- puzzling Korean is a puzzling language to learn, isn't it?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| problematical | falling | |
| problematic | rising | |
| questionable | falling | |
| doubtful | falling | |
| debatable | steady | |
| difficult | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- tough1
- 6 letters
- knotty2
- 7 letters
- dubious3, elusive3
- 8 letters
- doubtful2, puzzling3, baffling3
- 9 letters
- difficult3, uncertain3, unsettled3, debatable4
- 10 letters
- disputable4
- 11 letters
- problematic4
- 12 letters
- questionable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (knotty2 = 2 syllables).