In this article we will select synonyms for the word "problem", give examples of sentences with their use, and also analyze where it makes sense to use them and where not. There are situations where you need to find a synonym, but not every word can fit within the meaning.
Synonyms of the word "problem"
The following are a number of synonyms that are closest in meaning:
- difficulty;
- task;
- aporia
- let;
- snag.
There are other synonyms for the word "problem", but they are not so suitable in logic and sound, such as "sub-pick", "riddle", "quote" and others.
Examples of offers
Below are suggestions with synonyms for the word "problem". We will compare them to see if they are suitable for replacing the word.
- Masha had a real task: to find twenty-two candies by the eighth of March to present to her classmates.
As we can see, the synonym for “problems” here is task. This word fits within the meaning, and you can safely replace the original one. But there are proposals in which there is no way to replace the word "problem".
- The urgent problem of mankind is too many factories that produce harmful waste that damage the environment and human health. Such a problem must be solved in cardinal ways, despite material losses.
Here it is impossible to substitute the word “task”, or, for example, “snag” - if they replace the word “problem”, the sentence will lose its meaning and logical sound. But in the second sentence, you can replace the word, then it turns out:
- The urgent problem of mankind is too many factories that produce harmful waste that damage the environment and human health. This problem must be solved in cardinal ways, despite material losses.
As you can see, the passage of the text began to sound better, the meaning was not lost, and the same word is not repeated in neighboring sentences. You always need to look at the situation where you can replace the word with a synonym, and where you can not in any case.