- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1k
- Abbreviations|0
58 entries under awkward topic. ×
| puzzling(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, rough) | |
| confusing(verb, adjective, hard, difficult, false) | |
| intricate(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult) | |
| involved(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult) | |
| difficult(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, delicate) | |
| complex(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, delicate) | |
| knotty(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult) | |
| complicated(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, delicate) | |
| embarrassing(noun, adjective, hard, severe, difficulty) | |
| equivocal(adjective, obscure, rough, difficult, dark) | |
| thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex) | |
| disturbing(noun, adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertainty) | |
| problematic(adjective, hard, tough, fancy, rough) | |
| upsetting(noun, adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| distracting(verb, false, uneasy, ambiguous) | |
| critical(difficulty, delicate, complicated) | |
| delicate(hard, difficulty, uneasy, tricky) | |
| discomfiting(noun, adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty) | |
| elaborate(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex) | |
| ticklish(hard, tough, difficulty, delicate) |
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