3
precarious(tricky, risky, hazardous, sticky, challenging)
3
puzzling(adjective, hard, difficult, loose, complex)
3
suspicious
3
tough
3
unresolved(adjective, uncertain, settled)
3
unsure(adjective, clear, certain, ambiguous)
2
bewildering(hard, tricky, complicated)
2
challenging(adjective, difficult, awkward, demanding, tricky)
2
clouded(adjective, clear, certain, ambiguous)
2
complex(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
2
confounding(hard, delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
2
confusing(hard, delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
2
contestable(adjective, debatable)
2
contested(adjective, certain, debatable)
2
convoluted(adjective, difficult, complex, intricate, thorny)
2
critical
2
fishy
2
grueling(adjective, difficult, awkward, demanding)
2
hard(adjective, difficult, complex, awkward, demanding)
2
inconclusive(adjective, clear, certain, ambiguous)
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