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problems

NOUN

difficulty; bad situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complication dilemma dispute headache issue obstacle question trouble

STRONG

botheration box count crunch disagreement doubt hitch mess pickle predicament quandary scrape squeeze worriment

WEAK

can of worms disputed point hot water point at issue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage agreement assistance blessing help peace

STRONG

benefit certainty opening solution

WEAK

good situation

NOUN

puzzle, question

Synonyms

STRONG

bugaboo conundrum enigma example grabber illustration intricacy mystery poser puzzler query riddle stickler stumper teaser twister

WEAK

brainteaser cliff-hanger mind-boggler sixty-four thousand dollar question

Antonyms

WEAK

good situation solution

Example Sentences

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But their process for deciding which grants to cancel—allotments that determined whether scholars could pay their rent, take their sabbaticals, and finish their books—made their lack of experience look like the least of their problems.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Farage also said he wished the party "hadn't bothered" to take minority control of the authority because of its financial problems.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

"Just as humans have to solve problems to survive, the same goes for other organisms," says Zheng, now a postdoc at the Allen Institute.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Mr. Lai, 78, has diabetes, heart problems, debilitating back pain, and chronic infections that suggest a failing immune system, his daughter says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Maybe not all of the world’s current problems, but definitely its future problems.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy