Synonyms of pickles

pickles

noun

plural of pickle

as in predicaments

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

well, this is a bit of a pickle we've gotten ourselves into

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicaments
• dilemmas
• jams
• swamps
• holes
• corners
• binds
• boxes
• rabbit holes
• rattraps
• difficulties
• spots
• soups
• fixes
• impasses
• mires
• sticky wickets
• quagmires
• kettles of fish
• crises
• jackpots
• plights
• nodes
• hot waters
• troubles
• emergencies
• quandaries
• catch-22's
• pinches
• straits
• scrapes
• deadlocks
• clutches
• crossroads
• standstills
• exigencies
• stalemates
• logjams
• halts
• junctures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pickles

All of these have enough body and heft to stand up to the moisture from the pickles without turning watery in an hour or two. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Vegans can also get in on the fun combinations; the Big Mack is loaded with Impossible Burger, vegan mozzarella and Thousand Island dressing, pickles, white onion, iceberg lettuce and sesame seeds. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 Aug. 2026

This is the ideal cut for stir-fries, ratatouille, or zucchini pickles. — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026

Instead, the culinary team reworked the dressing into a richer, creamier dill ranch designed to mellow the burger’s sharp briny flavors while still letting the pickles shine. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Water-bath canning handles high-acid foods like tomatoes, fruit and pickles. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026

Our homemade harissa aioli brings the kick, the pickles and sumac onion cut the richness, and the roasted tomato and cabbage slaw keep everything bright. — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Like fainting, craving pickles, or struggling to wiggle into skinny jeans, vomiting, in the cultural imagination, is a stand-in for imminent motherhood, as legible as any pregnancy test. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Pickle Souvenirs The pickles are great, of course, but the real reason to make a visit to the Pickle Parlor is to shop all of the fun pickle products on offer. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026