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- Thesaurus|2.2k
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75 entries under tricky topic. ×
| awkward(adjective, tough, difficulty, difficult, delicate) | |
| enigmatic(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, difficult) | |
| mystifying(adjective, hard, evil, delicate, loose) | |
| confusing(adjective, hard, complex, complicated) | |
| entangled(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult) | |
| obscure(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, sophisticated) | |
| debatable(adjective, sticky, challenging) | |
| subtle(adjective, hard, complex, complicated) | |
| bothersome(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy) | |
| confounding(adjective, hard, complicated, puzzling) | |
| deep(adjective, hard, evil, delicate, loose) | |
| mysterious(adjective, hard, evil, delicate, loose) | |
| nettlesome(tough, complicated, problematic, thorny) | |
| paradoxical(adjective, hard, obscure, sophisticated) | |
| spiny(complicated, thorny, spiky) | |
| uncertain(sticky, challenging) | |
| unfathomable(adjective, hard, obscure, sophisticated) | |
| bewildering(adjective, hard, obscure, sophisticated) | |
| challenging(adjective, difficult, complex, awkward, demanding) | |
| hidden(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, difficult) |
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