Synonyms for "dilemmata" (124 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Noun(9 words)

quandaryass in a slingbindbucket of syrupcalvarycatch-22conundrumcrosscross to bear

bindaristotelian soritesbafflebafflementbewildermentbotherboxcatch-22categorical syllogismchoice of herculescomplicationconfoundmentconfusionconundrumcornercrux

Strong matches (37)

damned if one does and damned if one doesn'tdeadlockdifficultydiscomposuredisconcertdisconcertednessdisconcertiondisconcertmentdisturbanceembarrassmentenigmaenthymemefigurefixgoclenian soritesgordian knotholeimpassejamknot

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knotty pointmattermessmodemodus tollensmoodmystery

Noun(10 words)

difficult situationdifficultydire straitsdoghousefixhobson's choiceholejamkettle of fishmorton's fork

Related words (62)

mystificationno choicenodenodusnonplusonly choiceoxymoronparadoxparalogismperplexityperturbationpickleplightpons asinorumposerpotherpredicamentproblemprosyllogismpseudosyllogism

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puzzlepuzzlementquandaryriddlerulerule of deductionscrapescylla and charybdissnarlsnookersoritessoupspotsqueezestalematestewstraitstymiesyllogismteasertrilemmatroubleunassurednessupsetvexed question

Noun(17 words)

no-win situationordealpicklepinchplightpredicamentproblemquagmiresituationsophie's choicespotspot of botherstatesticky situationsticky wickettight spottrouble

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The plural of "dilemma" is "dilemmas" or "dilemmata."

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