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. Mitt Romney:

   Donald Trump is a big megaphone. And I think that some of the things he's said, particularly about Hispanics, will be problematic, certainly for him, if he were to go to the next stage, but for whoever our nominee is, now if our nominee happened to be someone like Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush, who have strong Hispanic roots themselves and connections themselves, that might not be as big an issue.

2. John Gibbs:

   I think there's some problematic aspects with what's going on with the prosecutions, but I think, overwhelmingly, what I've heard is that the people that were there were peaceful and they were protesting peacefully. So I don't see President Trump in any way responsible for anything.

3. Yuval Steinitz:

   ( We are) this little, tiny Jewish democracy that survives in the most difficult and problematic neighborhood on the face of the earth.

4. Jake Tapper:

   So, the hospitals are still stretched thin because of this ... but if 40% in some hospitals- 40% of the people who have COVID don't necessarily have problematic COVID- they're there because they got in a car accident, they're there because, you know, they bump their head, and they're being included as ‘in the hospital with COVID,’ that number seems kind of misleading.

5. Brandon Flood:

   For me, I would get the deterrent factor if someone’s thefts were getting worse or higher in value, but the lack of discretion is what bothers me. It’s problematic because it doesn’t factor in the amount.