Antonyms for problem

Grammar : Noun

Spell : prob-luhm

Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒb ləm

Definition of problem

Origin : late 14c., "a difficult question proposed for solution," from Old French problème (14c.) and directly from Latin problema, from Greek problema "a task, that which is proposed, a question;" also "anything projecting, headland, promontory; fence, barrier;" also "a problem in geometry," literally "thing put forward," from proballein "propose," from pro "forward" (see pro-) + ballein "to throw" (see ballistics).
Meaning "a difficulty" is mid-15c. Mathematical sense is from 1560s in English. Problem child first recorded 1920. Phrase _______ problem in reference to a persistent and seemingly insoluble difficulty is attested at least from 1882, in Jewish problem. Response no problem "that is acceptable; that can be done without difficulty" is recorded from 1968.

noun difficulty; bad situation
noun puzzle, question

Example sentences :

To solve their problem the engineers borrowed an idea from the Sumerians.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

That the problem is here crying aloud for solution is apparent.
Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

The financial as well as this ecclesiastical question was a problem.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

This was the problem which they were turning over in their minds.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

He was trying to solve his problem and Tillie's, and what he had found was no solution, but a compromise.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

And if life be, as it surely is, a problem to me, I am no less a problem to life.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

His mind refused to work out the problem; his side was so sore.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

There were days when this problem was not raised as it is now.
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

Synonyms for problem

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