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spiny

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of spiny

requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

this promises to be a spiny problem to negotiate

Synonyms of spiny

catchy, delicate, difficult, dodgy [chiefly British], hairy, knotty, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricksy, tricky

Words Related to spiny

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, hard, intricate, involved, recondite, serious

problem, scabrous, stubborn, troublesome, troublous, vexatious, vexing, worrisome

burdensome, demanding, discommoding, exacting, exhausting, importunate, inconvenient, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful

Near Antonyms of spiny

easy, effortless, manageable, painless, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, unproblematic

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