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

Her discontent is shared by Sam, who’s in his own powerless predicament. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026

The marvel is how many times friends helped him out of this predicament throughout his life. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

The same storm would leave them in very different predicaments, with very different paths to recovery. — Dylan Connor, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2026

Frequent church closures also raise the predicament of how to salvage, preserve or recycle the sacred objects within. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026