Synonyms for problem
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : prob-luhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒb ləm |
Top 10 synonyms for problem Other synonyms for the word problem
- brainteaser
- bugaboo
- can of worms
- cliff-hanger
- conundrum
- count
- crunch
- disagreement
- disputed point
- doubt
- enigma
- example
- grabber
- hitch
- hot water
- illustration
- intricacy
- mess
- mind-boggler
- mystery
- pickle
- point at issue
- poser
- predicament
- puzzler
- quandary
- query
- riddle
- scrape
- sixty-four thousand dollar question
- squeeze
- stickler
- stumper
- teaser
- twister
- worriment
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for problem
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