Problem
Problem noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.
Usage example: the problem of world hunger
Puzzlement and problem are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puzzlement" instead a noun "Problem".
Nearby Words: problematic, problematical
Puzzlement
Puzzlement noun - Something hard to understand or explain.
Usage example: the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there
Problem and puzzlement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Problem" instead a noun "Puzzlement".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and problem
- trouble and puzzlement
- question and problem
- question and puzzlement
- riddle and problem
- riddle and puzzlement
- difficulty and problem
- difficulty and puzzlement
- secret and problem
- secret and puzzlement
- puzzle and problem
- puzzle and puzzlement
- confusion and problem
- confusion and puzzlement
Cite this Source
Puzzlement and Problem. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/problem/puzzlement
Problem & Puzzlement. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/problem/puzzlement>.
Puzzlement or Problem. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/problem/puzzlement.
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