Synonyms for problematical
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : prob-luh-mat-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌprɒb ləˈmæt ɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for problematical
- contestable
- contested
- cryptic
- disputable
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- enigmatic
- enigmatical
- equivocal
- exceptionable
- iffy
- in dispute
- in doubt
- in question
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- inexplicit
- moot
- mootable
- muddy
- obscure
- opaque
- open to question
- problematic
- puzzling
- questionable
- tenebrous
- the jury's out
- touch and go
- uncertain
- unclear
- undecided
- unintelligible
- unsettled
- unsure
- up for discussion
- vague
Définition of problematical
Origin :- c.1600, "doubtful, questionable," from French problematique (15c.), from Late Latin problematicus, from Greek problematikos "pertaining to a problem," from problematos, genitive of problema (see problem). Specific sense in logic, differentiating what is possible from what is necessarily true, is from 1610s. Related: Problematical (1560s); problematically.
- adj ambiguous
- adj debatable
- Must we, on this account, consider these histories as problematical?
- Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
- The utility of these appendages is, even now, problematical.
- Extract from : « On the Genesis of Species » by St. George Mivart
- The results to Baldassarre were too problematical to be taken into account.
- Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot
- But success in this direction is problematical, to say the least.
- Extract from : « East of Suez » by Frederic Courtland Penfield
- She wants to leave it here for me and my problematical children.
- Extract from : « Master of the Vineyard » by Myrtle Reed
- Its zigzag course makes it problematical where it will fall.
- Extract from : « India and the Indians » by Edward F. Elwin
- As it is, the benefit from these charities is problematical.
- Extract from : « The Toilers of the Field » by Richard Jefferies
- There are a number of bone objects the use of which is problematical.
- Extract from : « Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 » by Jesse Walter Fewkes
- That they will take the course that is wisest, because it is the wisest, may be problematical.
- Extract from : « Celebration in Baltimore of the Triumph of Liberty in France » by William Wirt
- For myself, escape by flight might not have been so problematical.
- Extract from : « The Wild Huntress » by Mayne Reid
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