unproblematic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌʌnprɑbləˈmætɪk/ UK /ˌʌnprɒbləˈmætɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not presenting any problem or difficulty The installation was quick and entirely unproblematic. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not presenting any problem... straightforwardsimpleeasyuntroublesomesmooth ↔ Opposites problematictroublesomedifficultcomplicated Word family Derived forms unproblematically Related forms problemproblematic Etymology AI details From un- ('not') + problematic, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek problēmatikos, from problēma ('something put forward, problem'). un- Old English problēma Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unproblematic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnprɑbləˈmætɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnprɒbləˈmætɪk/ ## Meanings 1. not presenting any problem or difficulty ## Examples - The installation was quick and entirely unproblematic. ## Synonyms - straightforward - simple - easy - untroublesome - smooth ## Antonyms - problematic - troublesome - difficult - complicated ## Derived Forms - unproblematically ## Related Forms - problem - problematic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: un- - Root: problēma ## Etymology From un- ('not') + problematic, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek problēmatikos, from problēma ('something put forward, problem'). ## AI Etymology Unproblematic comes from un- ('not') + problematic, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek problēmatikos, from problēma ('something put forward, problem'). The historical chain includes Old English un- and Ancient Greek problēma. The quoted older senses, "not" and "something put forward, problem", supply the semantic anchors for unproblematic. The formation is best read as compound and borrowed: the word unproblematic carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "not presenting any problem or difficulty". English derivatives include unproblematically; related English forms include problem and problematic. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown