Synonyms of plights

plights 1 of 2

noun

plural of plight

as in anxieties

a very bad or difficult situation

—usually singular

The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight.

the plight of the unemployed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anxieties
• predicaments
• tribulations
• inconveniences
• frustrations
• exasperations
• irritants
• troubles
• nuisances
• discomforts
• headaches
• thorns
• offences
• affronts
• vexations
• hair shirts
• worries
• aggravations
• insults
• irks
• pests
• rubs
• peeves
• annoyances
• pinpricks
• bugbears
• problems
• ruffles
• trials
• menaces
• hassles
• upsets
• plagues
• albatrosses
• burdens
• botherations
• fleabites
• offenses
• bothers
• afflictions
• aggros
• millstones
• offenders
• albatross
• curses
• sores
• mischiefs
• pet peeves
• crosses
• harassers
• hang-ups
• annoyers
• disturbers
• pandora's boxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasures
• joys
• delights

plights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plight

as in promises

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promises
• vows
• mortgages
• affiances
• betroths
• pledges
• troths
• swears
• commits
• engages
• contracts
• enlists
• signs on
• signs up
• enrols
• enrolls
• overcommits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reneges