All troublesome synonyms
trouΒ·bleΒ·some
T t adj troublesome
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- annoying β Someone or something that is annoying makes you feel fairly angry and impatient.
- incommodious β inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room; uncomfortable: incommodious hotel accommodations.
- fast talk β to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections: The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
- difficult β not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- depressive β Depressive means relating to depression or to being depressed.
- bearish β On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- mischievous β maliciously or playfully annoying.
- brambly β having or resembling brambles.
- cankerous β having cankers
- irksome β annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
- lowdown β the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- distressful β causing or involving distress: the distressful circumstances of poverty and sickness.
- distressing β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- disquieting β Archaic. uneasy; disquieted.
- gasser β Herbert Spencer, 1888β1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- bothersome β Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
- liverish β resembling liver, especially in color.
- inopportune β not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable: an inopportune visit.
- gordian β pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- inconvenient β not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- low-down β If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- painful β affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- meddlesome β given to meddling; interfering; intrusive.
- ill-fitting β (of a garment) not fitting well.
- kibitzing β to act as a kibitzer.
adjective troublesome
- nettlesome β causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance: to cope with a nettlesome situation.
- obstructive β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- harassing β to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- controllable β If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
- bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- murder β Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- knotty β having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
- cinch β If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
- niggling β petty; trivial; inconsequential: to quibble about a niggling difference in terminology.
- enigmatical β Pertaining to an enigma.
- misfortunate β Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- cincher β Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- embarrassing β Causing embarrassment.
- nebby β (Geordie) Overly inquiring; nosey.
adv troublesome
- arduously β requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
noun troublesome
- awkwardness β lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- incommodity β disadvantage; inconvenience.
- hazardousness β The condition of being hazardous.
- misbehavior β improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
- misbehaviour β (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- cumbersomeness β The state of being cumbersome.
- in-convenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
adverb troublesome
- badly β If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
- exhaustingly β In an exhausting manner.