The separation of gold from sand is problematic.
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Problematic
//ˌpɹɒbləˈmætɪk//
Synonyms for "problematic" (118 found)
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1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
8 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
60 translations across 23 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- խնդրահարույց adj (posing a problem)
- խնդրահարույց adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
Bulgarian
4 entries- несигурен adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- проблематичен adj (posing a problem)
- съмнителен adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- проблематика noun (problem in a particular field of study)
Catalan
4 entries- dubtós adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- incert adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- problemàtic adj (posing a problem)
- problemàtic adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
Czech
1 entries- problematický adj (posing a problem)
Danish
2 entries- problematisk adj (posing a problem)
- problematik noun (problem in a particular field of study)
Dutch
4 entries- problematisch adj (posing a problem)
- problematisch adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- twijfelachtig adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- problematiek noun (problem in a particular field of study)
Esperanto
1 entries- problema adj (posing a problem)
Finnish
4 entries- epävarma adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- ongelmallinen adj (posing a problem)
- ongelmallinen adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- ongelmallinen adj (contributing to systemic discrimination)
French
4 entries- problématique adj (posing a problem)
- problématique adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- problématique adj (contributing to systemic discrimination)
- problématique noun (problem in a particular field of study)
Georgian
1 entries- პრობლემატური adj (posing a problem)
German
4 entries- fatal adj (contributing to systemic discrimination)
- haarig adj (contributing to systemic discrimination)
- heikel adj (contributing to systemic discrimination)
- problematisch adj (posing a problem)
Greek
1 entries- προβληματικός adj (posing a problem)
Hebrew
1 entries- בעייתי adj (posing a problem)
Hungarian
3 entries- bajos adj (posing a problem)
- problematikus adj (posing a problem)
- problematikus adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
Italian
3 entries- ambiguo adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- problematico adj (posing a problem)
- questionabile adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
Latvian
1 entries- problemātisks adj (posing a problem)
Māori
1 entries- whakararu adj (posing a problem)
Norman
1 entries- problièmatique adj (posing a problem)
Polish
2 entries- problematyczny adj (posing a problem)
- problematyka noun (problem in a particular field of study)
Romanian
2 entries- problematic adj (posing a problem)
- problematic adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
Russian
3 entries- проблемати́чный adj (posing a problem)
- проблемати́чный adj (uncertain, debatable, questionable)
- проблематика noun (problem in a particular field of study)
Spanish
1 entries- problemática noun (problem in a particular field of study)
Swedish
1 entries- problematik noun (problem in a particular field of study)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Marrying someone from a different background or country will always be more problematic than marrying someone from your own.
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Your boyfriend is a problematic person, but that's not a good enough reason to give up or break off your relationship.
Source: tatoeba (703276)
It may be problematic to dissuade your parents from accompanying you to the event.
Source: tatoeba (845818)
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