- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1k
- Abbreviations|0
88 entries under difficult topic. ×
| thorny(adjective, hard, delicate, complex) | |
| unclear(adjective, hard, obscure, rough) | |
| vague(adjective, clear, obscure, rough) | |
| arcane(adjective, obscure, dark, strange) | |
| disturbing(noun, adjective, obscure, uncertainty) | |
| paradoxical(adjective, hard, obscure, uncertainty) | |
| problematic(adjective, hard, tough, fancy, rough) | |
| tangled(adjective, hard, obscure, complex) | |
| tough(adjective, laborious) | |
| uncertain(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, difficulty) | |
| Byzantine(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure) | |
| enigmatical(adjective, hard, strange, striking) | |
| hard(adjective, fancy, obscure, complex) | |
| misleading(adjective, false, striking, ambiguous) | |
| problematical(adjective, hard, delicate, loose) | |
| unintelligible(adjective, hard, obscure, rough) | |
| Gordian(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure) | |
| astounding(adjective, odd, striking, bizarre) | |
| awkward(adjective, tough, delicate, complicated) | |
| discomfiting(noun, adjective, confusion, uncertainty) |
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