problematic vs sure

problematic

adj
  • Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide. 

  • Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism). 

  • Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt. 

  • a problematic analysis 

noun
  • A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study. 

sure

adj
  • Certain to act or be a specified way. 

  • Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. 

  • Certain in one's knowledge or belief. 

adv
  • Without doubt, certainly. 

intj
  • Yes, expressing noncommittal agreement or consent. 

  • Yes; of course. 

  • You're welcome; polite response to being thanked. 

How often have the words problematic and sure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )