- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|606
- Abbreviations|0
33 entries under problematic topic. ×
| difficult(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, delicate) | |
| knotty(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, delicate) | |
| tough(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| hard(adjective, rough, difficult, delicate, complex) | |
| complex(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, awkward) | |
| tricky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, complicated) | |
| sticky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) | |
| trying(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, complex) | |
| prickly(adjective, easy, sharp, difficult, pain) | |
| ticklish(adjective, difficult, delicate, complex, tricky) | |
| troublesome(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, delicate) | |
| awkward(adjective, tough, difficulty, difficult, delicate) | |
| bothersome(adjective, tough, difficult, tricky) | |
| perplexing(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex) | |
| formidable(adjective, bad, difficult, delicate, complex) | |
| nettlesome(adjective, tough, easy, difficult, pain) | |
| baffling(adjective, difficult, delicate, complex, tricky) | |
| vexatious(adjective, difficult) | |
| intractable |
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