Serious issue

Synonyms for "serious issue" (25 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)

concern crucial dangerous defect difficulty

Strong matches (8)

Adjective(8 words)

earnest fault gravegrave matterhazard hazardous important issue

Related words (12)

Adjective(12 words)

matter meaningful obstacle problempublic concernrisk severe significant sober solemn substantial weighty

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More general

13 entries

attribute concern consequence danger hazard importance issue magnitude problem property quality risk situation

More specific

18 entries

budget overruncompliance violationcorrosioncritical decisiondata breachdata misuseelectrical shortethical lapsefaulty sensorgrave dangergrave mattermajor issueoverheatingprivacy violationregulatory breachsafety defect

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Collocations

11 entries

grave issuemajor issuerecall issuesafety issueserious concernserious illnessserious matterserious problemserious risksignificant problemurgent issue

Inflections

3 entries

more seriousmost seriousserious issues

Derivations

3 entries

serious-minded seriously seriousness

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