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vexing
adjective as in bothersome
adjective as in difficult
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- abstract
- abstruse
- baffling
- bewildering
- confounding
- dark
- deep
- enigmatic
- enigmatical
- entangled
- esoteric
- formidable
- hard to explain
- hard to solve
- hidden
- inexplicable
- intricate
- involved
- knotty
- labyrinthine
- loose
- meandering
- mysterious
- mystical
- mystifying
- nice
- obscure
- obstinate
- paradoxical
- perplexing
- problematical
- profound
- puzzling
- rambling
- subtle
- tangled
- thorny
- ticklish
- unclear
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
adjective as in disquieting
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adjective as in disturbing
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adjective as in galling
adjective as in irksome
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adjective as in mischievous
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- arch
- artful
- bad
- bothersome
- damaging
- dangerous
- deleterious
- destructive
- detrimental
- evil
- exasperating
- foxy
- frolicsome
- harmful
- hazardous
- hurtful
- ill
- ill-behaved
- injurious
- insidious
- irksome
- malignant
- misbehaving
- perilous
- pernicious
- precarious
- puckish
- rascal
- rascally
- risky
- sinful
- spiteful
- sportive
- teasing
- tricky
- troublesome
- vexatious
- vicious
- wayward
adjective as in nettlesome
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adjective as in perturbing
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adjective as in pesky
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adjective as in teasing
adjective as in torturous
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adjective as in troublesome
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adjective as in troublous
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- aggravating
- agitating
- alarming
- annoying
- bothersome
- burdensome
- consequential
- creepy
- depressing
- difficult
- disagreeable
- discomforting
- discommoding
- discomposing
- disconcerting
- discouraging
- dismaying
- disquieting
- disruptive
- distressful
- distressing
- embarrassing
- foreboding
- frightening
- gloomy
- harassing
- hard
- impeding
- inconvenient
- intrusive
- irksome
- irritating
- laborious
- ominous
- onerous
- painful
- perplexing
- perturbing
- pessimistic
- prophetic
- provoking
- severe
- sinister
- startling
- threatening
- tiresome
- toilsome
- troublesome
- troubling
- trying
- uncertain
- unpleasant
- unsettling
- upsetting
- wearisome
- worrisome
- worrying
adjective as in trying
adjective as in unsatisfactory
adjective as in unsettling
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adjective as in upsetting
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adjective as in worrisome
noun as in harassment
noun as in provocation
noun as in ribbing
Example Sentences
“The best way to solve the vexing problems of poverty, racism, and disinvestment is not by providing market-based microsolutions,” she pointed out.
For Chung, the struggle to get in Washington’s good graces is personally vexing as Korea tries to finalize a trade deal that would ease the pain of U.S. tariffs.
But in these vexing and highly contentious times it surely is.
CANTON, Ohio — Trey Lance welcomes any opportunity that comes his way — a vexing four NFL seasons have only made him more eager — so Thursday night felt especially good.
A spokesperson for the governor stressed that the creation of a new housing agency is part of a broader effort by Newsom to prioritize one of California’s most vexing issues.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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