Problem
Problem noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.
Symptoms and problem are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Symptoms" instead a noun "Problem".
Nearby Words: problematic, problematical
Symptoms
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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If you're looking to improve a well-meaning yet out-of-place contribution courtesy some over-eager niche enthusiast, just treat the symptoms and the problem is likely to go away.
Source: Fancruft -
The problem was that said future Black Panther was at the final stages of a fatal brain aneurysm ailment, losing his mind and Panther at the time himself was just starting to get the same symptoms.
Source: Future Me Scares Me - In another episode, the team can't identify the problem of a priest who came in with hallucinations of Jesus and got more and more symptoms.
Source: Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
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Symptoms and Problem. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/problem/symptoms
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