Vocabulary
Problematic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
constituting or presenting a problem.
Urdu meaning
پریشان کن، مبہم، مشکوک
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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This lack of accountability would remain problematic even if angels sat asjudges because honest mistakes can be made.
Dawn Editorials —
Anything goes
— 2026-04-23
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No wonder so many of them choose to emigrate: to India, the (currently problematic) Gulf, Israel (even more problematic), Europe, America and Australia.
Dawn Editorials —
Himalayan hopes
— 2026-04-01
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However, the solution is not a reduction in the provincial share, which is constitutionally problematic and counterproductive.
Dawn Editorials —
NFC reform
— 2026-03-02
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A growing share of this is collected outside the NFC`s divisible pool, particularly through the petroleum levy.While politically expedient, relying on the petroleum levy and other surcharges as nonshareable revenue is deeply problematic.
Dawn Editorials —
Not the NFC`s fault
— 2026-01-14
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Possessing paper and pens or a book was considered to be problematic.Political instability continued for decades afterwards.
Dawn Editorials —
An economy on the move
— 2025-11-21
Synonyms
difficult, hard, problematical, taxing, troublesome, tricky, awkward, controversial,
Antonyms
easy, simple, straightforward
Curator example
“the situation was problematic for teachers”
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