sticker

Examples

• All

• The puzzle presented by the professor was such a challenging sticker that no one in the class could figure it out.

• Finding a solution to the country's economic issues is a sticker that policymakers have struggled with for years.

• The biggest sticking point and the biggest question mark will be the manager.

• First, allowing easier bankruptcy discharge would not slow the increase in sticker prices of colleges.

  Blog text (28)

• So this is one of the sticking points of the last MacBook Pro.

• Earnest says he has had firsthand experience with ER bills that leave the patient with sticker shock.

  Blog text (24)

• Institutions, systems, and legislatures need to tread carefully when considering how to address the very real sticker shock that afflicts parents and students each year.

  Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

R

riddle

vssticker

129 4.9

A difficult question or mystery that needs clever thought

is similar but the key is more about being unusually hard or puzzling

C

conundrum

vssticker

45 8.5

A confusing problem or question that is hard to solve

is the same idea but often used for particularly tricky questions

P

puzzler

vssticker

5 6.7

A difficult question or problem for people to solve

is similar but focuses more on causing real difficulty than game play

T

toughie

vssticker

• Informal

4 7.6

A person, question, or thing that is very difficult to deal with

is more formal and specific to questions that are particularly puzzling

H

head-scratcher

vssticker

• Informal

4 7.7

A problem that is hard to understand or solve

is the same puzzling quality but often implies special difficulty

T

teaser

vssticker

4 6.3

A tricky question or puzzle that tests your skill

is related but stresses genuine difficulty and puzzlement rather than testing skill

B

brain-teaser

vssticker

3 6.5

A hard puzzle that needs careful thought to solve

is the same idea but often used for puzzles that are especially baffling

S

stumper

vssticker

2 9.3

A question or problem that is very hard to answer

is equally puzzling but stresses being hard to think through rather than only unanswered

B

brainteaser

vssticker

1 5.1

A difficult puzzle that needs careful thinking to solve

is similar but leans more toward problems that truly stymie rather than entertain

P

poser

vssticker

1 8.8

A difficult question or problem that is hard to answer

is similar but highlights being especially hard rather than just challenging

B

baffler

vssticker

1 8.8

A person or thing that is hard to understand and confuses people

is more specific, referring to a hard question rather than any confusing thing

B

baff

vssticker

• UK

9.9

Something that is hard to understand or solve

is narrower, naming a particularly hard question rather than any confusing item

K

knotty issue

vssticker

6.8

A difficult problem that is hard to solve

is similar but typically used for single tough questions rather than general complexity

Compounds

B

bumper sticker

64 3.1

A small label on a car bumper that shows a short phrase or picture

S

sticker shock

• US

4 6.5

A strong surprise when a price is much higher than expected

B

bill sticker

8.0

A person who puts up posters on walls or billboards

C

custom bumper sticker

3.6

A sticker for a car with your own message or design

G

glittery sticker

2.7

A small shiny paper shape you press onto things like cards or notebooks to decorate them

How Difficult

stumper

2 9.3

sticker

• Archaic

11 8.3

brain-teaser

3 6.5

puzzle

610 1.9

question

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology