Synonyms for problematic
ˌprɒb ləˈmæt ɪkprob·lem·at·ic

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1. debatable, problematic, problematicaladjective

   open to doubt or debate

   "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"

   Synonyms:
   baffling, arguable, knotty, debatable, moot, tough, disputable, elusive, problematical

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable, easy

2. baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, toughadjective

   making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

   "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"

   Synonyms:
   subtle, gnarled, involved, knotty, problematical, debatable, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, snarly, baffling, gnarly, hard, tangled, sturdy, knobbed, tough, knotted, elusive, tortuous, convoluted, snarled

   Antonyms:
   easy, unquestionable

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1. List of paraphrases for "problematic":

   problematical, troublesome, problem, difficult, problematique, challenging, questionable, issue, troubled

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1. Michal Meidan:

   Monthly data is problematic to look at for broader structural trends because stocks tend to distort the data.

2. Rebecca Goldman:

   This settlement is more than a math problem -- it's a symptom of a problematic, broken system that privileges powerful abusers at the expense of survivors, while this settlement is flawed, we know it represents the hard work of several survivors of Harvey Weinstein. We hope it brings them, and perhaps others, some small measure of justice and relief that is long overdue.

3. Rudolf Jaun:

   This was a pragmatic solution but also a very problematic one, the Redoubt strategy was what we call in German a Notloesung (emergency solution).

4. Adam Smith:

   I hoped that President Trump and DoD (Department of Defense) would exercise careful consideration and develop a realistic path forward, however, the details of the Space Force proposal sent to Congress by the president are highly problematic.

5. Mishi Choudhary:

   A comprehensive strategy in addressing legitimate demands of the government while negotiating or challenging the legality of problematic provisions of the new IT rules would have positioned Twitter in a reasonable light, this haphazard, non-transparent positioning [ by Twitter ] only leads to speculation and zero clarity for the users or observers.