58 entries under awkward topic. ×

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puzzling(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, rough)
21
confusing(verb, adjective, hard, difficult, false)
20
intricate(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
15
involved(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
14
difficult(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, delicate)
12
complex(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, delicate)
11
knotty(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
10
complicated(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, delicate)
7
embarrassing(noun, adjective, hard, severe, difficulty)
7
equivocal(adjective, obscure, rough, difficult, dark)
6
thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
5
disturbing(noun, adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertainty)
5
problematic(adjective, hard, tough, fancy, rough)
5
upsetting(noun, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
4
distracting(verb, false, uneasy, ambiguous)
2
critical(difficulty, delicate, complicated)
2
delicate(hard, difficulty, uneasy, tricky)
2
discomfiting(noun, adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
2
elaborate(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
2
ticklish(hard, tough, difficulty, delicate)
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