Synonyms of predicament

predicament

noun

pri-ˈdi-kə-mənt 

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predicament

For Tinubu and his chief adversaries Atiku and Obi, then, Nigeria’s security predicament will require more than election season sloganeering. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

My solution to this predicament is the Zestt Dreamsoft Travel Scarf. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

But there needs to be a few different types to handle their new predicament of seemingly being stuck forever on a country road in this Jeep. — Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

While few family businesses are like the Lakers, the broad strokes of the Buss family's predicament are familiar, according to lawyers who spoke to CNBC. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026