QUANDARY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

quandary

noun

ˈkwän-d(ə-)rē

as in dilemma

a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one, even though I don't have the money to do either

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Recent Examples of quandary Trent Williams could be traded if the San Francisco 49ers fail to solve the quandary of his sky-high salary cap hit in 2026. —

Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026 Trump’s strikes on Iran last June, and the arrest of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro last month, caused a similar quandary. —

Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026 Eric Jaye, one of my campaign consultants, could see my quandary. —

Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 The life of a globe-trotting environmentalist is a breeding ground for moral quandaries. —

Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quandary

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dilemma

Noun

The Sox faced an interesting dilemma in the 11th inning on Saturday.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
That’s Duncan’s dilemma from the very beginning of this fitfully hilarious episode of The Audacity.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2026