| Main Entry: |
predicament |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
difficult situation |
Synonyms: |
Catch-22, asperity, bad news,
bind*,
circumstance,
clutch,
condition,
corner*,
crisis, deadlock, deep water,
dilemma,
drag*,
emergency,
exigency,
fix*, hang-up,
hardship,
hole, hot water, imbroglio,
impasse,
jam*,
juncture, large order,
lot,
mess*,
muddle,
pass, perplexity, pickle,
pinch,
plight,
position,
posture,
puzzle,
quagmire,
quandary,
rigor, rough go,
scrape*, soup,
spot*,
state*, strait, tall order ticklish spot tight situation trouble,
vicissitude
|
Antonyms: |
fix, good fortune, solution
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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