Synonyms for troublesome
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
bothersome, annoying, difficult, pesky informal, problematic, irksome, burdensome, wearisome, inconvenient, vexatious, hard, painful, tiresome, untoward, thorny, arduous, laborious, distressing, grievous, galling, harassing, herculean, pestilential, importunate, plaguy, kittle UK, irritating, vexing, onerous, teasing, toilsome, pestiferous, incommodious dated, operose dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Causing trouble or anxiety.
The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it.
Example sentences
- difficult Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
- annoying When one is sick, visitors can be rather annoying.
- problematic For me, interpreting the question was problematic.
- bothersome Why are misogynists such bothersome creatures?
- inconvenient Illness can often occur at a very inconvenient time.
- burdensome I appreciated her kindness, while I feel it burdensome.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| troublesome | falling | |
| difficult | steady | |
| annoying | rising | |
| problematic | rising | |
| bothersome | steady | |
| inconvenient | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hard1
- 5 letters
- pesky2
- 6 letters
- thorny2, vexing2, kittle2, plaguy
- 7 letters
- painful2, teasing2, arduous3, onerous3, galling2, irksome2, operose
- 8 letters
- annoying3, grievous2, tiresome3, untoward3, toilsome
- 9 letters
- difficult3, harassing3, laborious4, herculean4, vexatious3, wearisome3
- 10 letters
- irritating4, burdensome3, bothersome3
- 11 letters
- problematic4, distressing3, importunate, pestiferous
- 12 letters
- inconvenient4, pestilential, incommodious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pesky2 = 2 syllables).