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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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A lot of the problems stem from the Covid-19 pandemic, where the rapid expansion of government spending to protect the economy, coupled with an anemic federal infrastructure to manage it, opened the door to fraudsters.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Over the last five years, there has also been an 11% increase in the number of legal claims against the NHS for maternity problems.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Such skeptics point to Anthropic’s decision to limit its release of a powerful “Mythos” cybersecurity model capable of finding bugs and problems as a handy way to tout the capabilities of its products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Quantum computers harness massive amounts of computing power, enabling them to solve complex problems that classical computers can’t handle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

But I read in the newspaper that Mr. Gorringe is having serious problems moving Cleopatra’s Needle, so I had to go uptown to see what was going on.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman