thorny issues
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- stickyApt to adhere
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
knotty · tricky · complicated · brambles · barbs · spines · awkward · divisive · heated · controversial · minefield · touchy · difficult · sharp · painful · tangled · nettles · uncomfortable
difficulty/complexity
thorny issuesno-brainers
Effortlessly obvious decisions
slam dunks · formalities · low-hanging fruit · non-issues · technicalities