Synonyms of predicament

predicament

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemma
• pickle
• hole
• bind
• swamp
• difficulty
• impasse
• quagmire
• corner
• plight
• crisis
• jam
• fix
• mire
• box
• spot
• catch-22
• quandary
• sticky wicket
• rattrap
• jackpot
• rabbit hole
• trouble
• kettle of fish
• hot water
• soup
• emergency
• node
• deadlock
• exigency
• stalemate
• standstill
• pinch
• crossroad
• logjam
• juncture
• strait
• halt
• clutch
• scrape