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double bind

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of double bind

a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices

  • the double bind faced by every politician: responding to scurrilous charges only gives them unwarranted publicity; not responding to such charges is often interpreted as an admission of guilt
Synonyms of double bind

catch-22, dilemma, quandary
Words Related to double bind

deadlock, impasse, quagmire, stalemate, standoff

knot, problem

bind, difficulty, fix, hole, jam, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, spot
Near Antonyms of double bind

breeze, cinch, duck soup, snap

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