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. Randy Capps:

   In normal times, it's a coping strategy, a way to be able to survive and do quite well with limited incomes, but in this environment, it can be problematic.

2. Texas Hsu:

   Targeting people by nationality is also problematic, that’s not a good way of identifying people who are national security risks or who are acting on behalf of a foreign government.

3. Dick Durbin:

   There will not be a separate set of rules for Democrats in control of this committee. That was used as a response time and time again by those senators, and it was accepted. If what I said was somehow problematic or painful yesterday, I'm sorry, but the Democrats are going to use the same mechanism that Republicans have used on this committee.

4. Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn:

   Coal supplies have been restricted from uncontrolled territory (Donbass) and from Russia, right now our power stations have enough coal reserves in storage to last for at least one month. But in the long-term problematic questions will arise.

5. Brian McCloskey:

   So, we can run through to this time next year, after that it gets more problematic because people have spent a lot of money, athletes have to make up their mind whether they can come or not.