as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
if you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament
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Recent Examples of predicament
While most of us on the plane were in this same unexpected predicament, a passenger nearby didn't seem to be sharing in our misery thanks to a compact gadget propped up their phone to the perfect viewing height.
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Anita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
The greatest nation with the greatest military in the world should not be putting our troops and their families in this predicament.
—Derek Tran, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Levy gives a true breakout performance in the movie, culminating in a series of wrenching scenes as her character bears the weight of her predicament.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
At some level, many Israelis feel that their basic predicament, the predicament of Zionism, is unresolved so long as there are millions of Palestinians living in the territory under their control.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
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Anita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
The greatest nation with the greatest military in the world should not be putting our troops and their families in this predicament.
—Derek Tran, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Levy gives a true breakout performance in the movie, culminating in a series of wrenching scenes as her character bears the weight of her predicament.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
At some level, many Israelis feel that their basic predicament, the predicament of Zionism, is unresolved so long as there are millions of Palestinians living in the territory under their control.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicament
Noun
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The only way to understand the thought process of the most prominent founders is to inhabit that dilemma.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, this is a dilemma with several solutions.—
Kat Boogaard,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It’s all put Indiana into a rather unique pickle.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The popular pickle sandwich is coming back to Jimmy John’s, and with more options.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Predicament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicament. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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