Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for problematic
Synonyms for problematic: debatable and tough. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for problematic
- debatableadjective, in the sense "open to doubt or debate"
- toughadjective, in the sense "making great mental demands"
Each of these belongs to a different sense of problematic, which is why the meaning beside them changes down the list.
open to doubt or debate
Whether the plan will ever work is problematic.
The true synonym
debatable
Same sentence, swapped: Whether the plan will ever work is debatable.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where problematic stands in the sentence above.
- elusive
- intricate
- ambiguous
making great mental demands
A problematic situation at home.
The true synonym
tough
Same sentence, swapped: A tough situation at home.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot problematic is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- debatable
- dubious
- ambiguous
Where problematic turns up in the game
problematic is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where problematic is the trap
- precariousadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is unstable, in the sense "affording no ease or reassurance", with problematic sitting one tile away.
Play problematic
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so problematic reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from thinking and knowing at Ridgeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. problematic carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.