Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of predicament Tottenham Hotspur are stuck in a predicament. —

Jay Harris, New York Times, 17 June 2026 This is a predicament created, in large part, by startups staying private longer and debuting at much higher valuations than before. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 June 2026 So, archaeology must too accept its similar predicament. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026 The Riverdale alum explains his character's complicated predicament, which leads to his unraveling. —

Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for predicament

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Noun

Perhaps every story in which the characters are fundamentally unable to change their lives is subject to this same dilemma.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Casa Amor, as a concept, is traditionally structured like a prisoner’s dilemma, with neither the main villa nor Casa Islanders aware of what their counterparts are doing while they’re separated.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026