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

The teachers union has been without a contract since last June, a widening headache for Johnson as he’s found himself in the unusual predicament of feuding with his schools chief while attempting to muscle his agenda through a divided hybrid Board of Education. —Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025

Despite the current predicament, there is still a way to rebuild trust and transparency. —Richard Hughes Iv, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025

Paul Maurice is trying to look at the Florida Panthers’ current predicament from a glass-half-full lens. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025

The uncertainty reflects the unique predicament for Senate Democrats. —David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025