Definitions

troublesome

[truhb-uhl-suhm] / ˈtrʌb əl səm /

ADJECTIVE

bothersome, worrisome

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alarming annoying burdensome damaging dangerous difficult inconvenient intractable irksome irritating messy painful problematic taxing tough tricky ugly unruly vexing worrying

WEAK

arduous demanding disquieting harassing hard heavy importunate infestive laborious mean murder oppressive pesky pestiferous pestilential refractory repressive rough tiresome troublous trying ungovernable uphill upsetting vexatious wearisome wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable aiding beneficial delicate easy gentle helpful kind manageable nice pleasant pleasing safe uncomplicated

WEAK

useful

Example Sentences

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Even those who leave Earth find Microsoft Outlook troublesome.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

For Gen, the settled beavers and transformation of habitat more than make up for the run around given by the troublesome two.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The disruption is troublesome for Kenya, which is also dependent on fuel imports.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The Arm architecture used by the Nvidia-MediaTek team has proved troublesome for gamers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

He heard some troublesome news from his cousin over to Lewiston.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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