unproblematic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnprɑbləˈmætɪk/ UK /ˌʌnprɒbləˈmætɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
not presenting any problem or difficulty

The installation was quick and entirely unproblematic.

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1 adj · not presenting any problem... straightforward simple easyuntroublesomesmooth

Opposites

problematic troublesome difficult complicated

Word family

Derived forms unproblematically

Etymology

From un- ('not') + problematic, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek problēmatikos, from problēma ('something put forward, problem').

un- Old English problēma Latin

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# 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

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