3
hazardous(adjective, difficult, delicate, uncertain, awkward)
3
in dispute
3
mysterious
3
perilous(adjective, difficult, delicate, uncertain, awkward)
3
refutable
3
risky(adjective, delicate, uncertain, awkward, unstable)
3
shady(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled, shaky)
3
tangled
3
touch-and-go(adjective, delicate, awkward, shaky, complicated)
2
abstruse(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
2
amorphous(unclear, indistinct, indistinguishable)
2
contested(adjective, certain)
2
contingent(adjective, delicate, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
2
critical(delicate, awkward, tricky, complicated, thorny)
2
dicey(adjective, delicate, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
2
dodgy(adjective, dubious, suspect, shady, risky)
2
doubted
2
fractious(tough, unpleasant, unfortunate, trying, annoying)
2
improbable(adjective, uncertain, unreasonable, doubtful, shaky)
2
inconceivable(unreasonable, dubious, unlikely, flimsy, unbelievable)
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