Synonyms of predicaments

predicaments

noun

plural of predicament

as in dilemmas

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

• dilemmas
• pickles
• holes
• difficulties
• swamps
• corners
• jams
• binds
• impasses
• crises
• quagmires
• plights
• mires
• boxes
• rabbit holes
• fixes
• spots
• troubles
• jackpots
• kettles of fish
• sticky wickets
• rattraps
• quandaries
• nodes
• emergencies
• straits
• catch-22's
• exigencies
• soups
• hot waters
• deadlocks
• crossroads
• scrapes
• standstills
• clutches
• pinches
• logjams
• stalemates
• junctures
• halts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predicaments

Rather than bridging shortfalls, both Seattle and Washington now face more difficult fiscal predicaments, Joblon said. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026

The madman strategy is for not-crazy leaders caught in adverse predicaments. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026

Journeys that used to take entire seasons were being covered in single episodes, characters survived predicaments that once meant surefire death, and previously relevant factors like supplies, infrastructure, and alliances no longer mattered. — Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026

Victorian novels made good use of the predicaments of second and third sons, who had to become ministers or soldiers or schemers, and daughters who needed to be married off according to age. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Winning from behind is not sustainable, and the predicaments in which Chelsea have found themselves this week point to other problems. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026

Rustin has slyly given her script a focus on women’s needs and feelings, a welcome departure for a genre that usually is more concerned about the men’s predicaments. — Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026

But this is just one of the many predicaments of writing memoir. — Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025

Pakistan Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said his nation was hoping for more of a consensus going into Tuesday’s vote given the funding predicaments and operational issues that have dogged the MSS. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025