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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"Surge-type glaciers are very unusual and can be troublesome," said lead author Dr. Harold Lovell, Senior Lecturer and glaciologist from the University of Portsmouth's School of the Environment and Life Sciences.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Unlike many ATP Tour players who spend the offseason refining their games, Fritz devoted the lead-up to 2026 almost entirely to recovering from his troublesome knee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Such opaque processes and tariff volatility are particularly troublesome for small businesses.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

The Minister went to Prayers with them, Kneeling at the Childrens Bed-side, where it was then very troublesome and loud.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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