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Problematic vs Doubtful - What's the difference?

problematic | doubtful | Synonyms |

Problematic is a synonym of doubtful.


As adjectives the difference between problematic and doubtful

is that problematic is posing a problem; difficult to overcome or solve while doubtful is subject to, or causing doubt.

As a noun problematic

is (chiefly|in the plural) a problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.

problematic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • posing a problem; difficult to overcome or solve
  • debatable; open to doubt
  • unresolved or dubious
  • doubtful or uncertain in its outcome

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, in the plural) A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study

    • doubtful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * doubtfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subject to, or causing doubt
  • or showing doubt, sceptical
  • Undecided or of uncertain outcome
  • (obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
  • *, Bk.XIV, Ch.vii:
  • *:‘With whom,’ seyde Sir Percivale, ‘shall I fyght?’ ‘With the moste douteful champion of the worlde.’
  • Improbable or unlikely
  • Suspicious, or of dubious character
  • Unclear or unreliable
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=E.R. Eddison, title=The Worm Ouroboros
    • , passage=The pupils of her great eyes were large in the doubtful lamplight, swallowing their green fires in deep pools of mystery and darkness.}}