We have a similar predicament.
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Predicament
//pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt//
Synonyms for "predicament" (201 found)
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dangerdangerous grounddeadlockdeep waterdifficultiesdifficultydilemmadire necessitydiscomposuredisconcertdisconcertednessdisconcertiondisconcertmentdisturbancedivisiondownerembarrassing positionembarrassmentemergencyendangerment
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enigmaestateexigenceexigencyfine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishfixfootinggaping chasmgathering cloudsgradegroupgroupinghard knockshard lifehard lothardcasehardshiphazardheadheadinghell to payhobbleholehothot waterhouse of cardshow-do-you-doimbroglioimmediacyimpasseimperativeimperativenessimperilmentin a bindirritationjamjeopardy
Noun(2 words)
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juncturekinlabellevellocationlotmattermatter of necessitymenacemessmixmodalitymodemorassmysterynonplusorderparlous straitspassperil
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perplexityperturbationpicklepigeonholepinchplaceplightpositionposturepotherpressingnesspressurepretty passpretty picklepretty predicamentproblempuzzlepuzzlementquagmirequandaryquicksandracerankratingriddlerigorriskrocks aheadrubricscrapesea of troublessectionseptsetsituationsloughsnarlspotsqueezestandingstatestationstatusstewsticky wicketstorm cloudsstrainstraitstraitsstratumstressstress of lifesubdivisionsubgroupsuborderswampthin icethreattight spottight squeezetightropetitletrialtribulationtricky spottroubletroublesunassurednessunholy messupseturgencyurgent needvale of tearsvicissitude
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4 entriesetymologically related_to
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2 entriesrelated to
14 entriesTranslations
72 translations across 23 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- sıxıntı noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Bulgarian
3 entries- затруднение noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- категория noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- категория noun (that which is predicated; a category)
Catalan
3 entries- compromís noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- dilema noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- predicament noun (a definite class, state or condition)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 困境 noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Czech
4 entries- nepříjemná situace noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- nesnáz noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- ošemetná situace noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- složitá situace noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Dutch
2 entries- hachelijke situatie noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- klasse noun (a definite class, state or condition)
French
4 entries- catégorie noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- catégorie noun (that which is predicated; a category)
- classe noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- mauvaise passe noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Galician
1 entries- predicamento noun (a definite class, state or condition)
German
4 entries- Dilemma noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- Kategorie noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- Kategorie noun (that which is predicated; a category)
- Lage noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Greek
1 entries- παλιοκατάσταση noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Hungarian
4 entries- baj noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- gond noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- kategória noun (that which is predicated; a category)
- kellemetlenség noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Italian
1 entries- situazione difficile noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Japanese
1 entries- 窮地 noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Marathi
4 entries- आपत्ति noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- दशा noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- दशा noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- बिकट प्रसंग noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Māori
2 entries- pōraruraru noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- tairaru noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Norwegian
1 entries- knipe noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Occitan
4 entries- categoria noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- classa noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- condicion noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- estat noun (a definite class, state or condition)
Polish
1 entries- kłopotliwa sytuacja noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Portuguese
2 entries- apuro noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- predicamento noun (a definite class, state or condition)
Russian
4 entries- затрудне́ние noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- затрудни́тельное положе́ние noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- катего́рия noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- положение noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Spanish
4 entries- aprieto noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- apuro noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- atolladero noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- predicamento noun (a definite class, state or condition)
Swedish
2 entries- obehaglig situation noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- predikament noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Ukrainian
4 entries- катего́рія noun (a definite class, state or condition)
- категорія noun (that which is predicated; a category)
- скрута noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
- скрутне становище noun (an unfortunate or trying position or condition)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
If you'd been a bit more careful, we wouldn't be in this predicament.
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I explained my predicament.
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What an awful predicament.
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