vexed

Examples

• All

• He brings a unique combination of deep understanding, objectivity, and effectiveness to this vexed area.

  Academic text (2006)

• And this is actually a pretty vexed and confusing subject, I think, and it's what we spend most of the conversation exploring.

  Robinson Erhardt

• So, of course, is the whole vexed question of taking liberties with history.

  Academic text (2008)

• At the 1989 Triennial Symposium on African Art, the first one in which contemporary art was debated as a serious topic by curators, discussions stalled on the vexed question,

  Academic text (2002)

• The vexed issue of climate change has sparked intense debate among scientists and policymakers.

• In recent years, the vexed topic of immigration policy has led to widespread discussion and disagreement.

• The vexed question of how to allocate limited resources continues to challenge leaders in various fields.

Synonyms

C

controversial

vsvexed

423 5.0

Likely to cause strong public disagreement

is more the case of being disputed rather than publicly heated

C

contentious

vsvexed

62 7.4

Causing people to disagree or argue

is discussed because it is difficult rather than mainly provoking argument

T

thorny

vsvexed

16 6.3

Full of problems that are hard to deal with or cause disagreement

is mainly notable for being much debated rather than only difficult

P

problematical

vsvexed

1 7.7

Uncertain and open to doubt or disagreement

is chiefly difficult and argued about rather than merely uncertain

Antonyms

S

simple

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand or do

C

clear-cut

27 4.2

Easy to see and understand

How Problematic

intractable

22 8.7

controversial

423 5.0

vexed

• Formal

1 8.0

problematic

133 5.6

disputed

4.1

uncontroversial

6 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology