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also problematical
Synonyms & Antonyms of problematic
1
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
- the problematic situation of somehow having two dates for the same party
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2
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
- whether we should even bother finishing the project at this point is problematic
Synonyms for problematic
- debatable,
- disputable,
- dodgy
- [chiefly British],
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- dubitable,
- equivocal,
- fishy,
- queer,
- questionable,
- shady,
- shaky,
- suspect,
- suspicious
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The first known use of problematic was in 1609
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