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134 entries under tricky topic. ×

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knotty(hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
6
volatile(adjective, difficult, sensitive, prickly)
5
complicated(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
5
hard(adjective, difficult, complex, stiff)
5
hazardous(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable, doubtful)
5
insecure(adjective, weak, uncertain, sensitive, unstable)
5
intricate(adjective, hard, fancy, loose, complex)
5
problematic(adjective, uncertain, awkward, unstable, doubtful)
4
hypersensitive(adjective, understanding, soft, keen, fine)
4
oversensitive(adjective, understanding, soft, keen, fine)
4
unsteady(adjective, false, uncertain, unstable, ill)
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chancy(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable, doubtful)
3
dicey(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable, doubtful)
3
hair-trigger(adjective, difficult, sticky)
3
iffy(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable, doubtful)
3
slippery(adjective, uncertain, unstable, doubtful, unsettled)
3
troublesome(hard, complex, awkward, uneasy)
3
trying(awkward, uneasy, problematic, uncomfortable)
3
uncomfortable(adjective, difficult, awkward, sick, uneasy)
2
abstruse(hard, sharp, exact, complicated)
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