Practice: problem

Test your knowledge of stronger alternatives for "problem".

Practice is designed to help you get familiar with the replacement words. Some sentences may have small grammar errors, and sometimes more than one answer could work—focus on choosing the best replacement word.

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Boring sentence

Lack of funding was a major problem for their research, so they had to cancel tests and rewrite the timeline.

Lack of funding was a major ____ to their research, so they had to cancel tests and rewrite the timeline.