| Main Entry: |
knotty |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
troublesome |
Synonyms: |
Gordian, baffling,
complex,
complicated,
difficult, effortful,
elaborate,
formidable,
hard,
intricate,
involved,
labyrinthine, mazy, mystifying, nodulous,
perplexing, problematical, puzzling, ramified, reticular,
rough,
rugged,
sophisticated,
sticky*,
terrible, thorny,
tough,
tricky, uphill
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Antonyms: |
simple, uncomplicated, untroublesome
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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