Problematic
- Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
- Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.
- Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.*
- Contributing (sometimes especially if implicitly or subtly) to systemic discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia).
- (logic, dated) Only affirming the possibility that a predicate be actualised.
Synonyms
- (posing a problem): difficult, troublesome, complicated, complex, involved
- (open to debate): doubtful, dubious, questionable, controversial, uncertain