- problem
- n1. question, vexed question, knot, knotty point, stickler; moot point, bone of contention, point at issue, subject of dispute.2. enigma, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, mystery, question mark, Chinese puzzle; puzzler, poser, teaser, Inf. brain-teaser, Inf. hard nut to crack, Inf. mind-boggier, Inf. stumper, Inf. floorer; maze, labyrinth, tangle, intricacy; secret, arcanum, closed or sealed book; oracle, dark saying, obscure statement, hidden meaning, riddle of the sphinx.3. dilemma, quandary, predicament, plight, sorry plight, Inf. pickle, Inf. pretty pickle, Inf. fine kettle of fish, Inf. fine how-do-you-do; complication, mess, imbroglio, stew, hornet's nest, Pandora's box, Inf. can of worms; difficulty, trouble, affliction; inconvenience, disadvantage, handicap.4. nuisance, pest, bother, Inf. headache, Inf. pain, Sl. pain in the neck or rear, Sl. hassle, vexation, annoyance.adj5. unmanageable, ungovernable, uncontrollable; unruly, restive, obstreperous; intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, contumacious; incorrigible.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.