Synonyms of catch-22's

catch-22's

noun

variants or catch-22s

plural of catch-22

1

as in land mines

a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized

the drug lowers cholesterol, but the catch-22 is that it mainly lowers good cholesterol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• land mines
• risks
• booby traps
• pitfalls
• snags
• catches
• hitches
• gimmicks
• gotchas
• trip wires
• kickers
• hazards
• perils
• jokers
• traps
• bombs
• webs
• snares
• surprises
• surprizes
• decoys
• baits
• bombshells
• lures

2

as in dilemmas

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

the catch-22 faced by every first-time loan applicant: how to get a loan without a credit history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemmas
• difficulties
• predicaments
• sticky wickets
• rabbit holes
• rattraps
• jams
• kettles of fish
• quagmires
• impasses
• pickles
• swamps
• boxes
• corners
• fixes
• binds
• mires
• spots
• jackpots
• holes
• nodes
• hot waters
• crises
• troubles
• quandaries
• soups
• exigencies
• plights
• emergencies
• straits
• deadlocks
• logjams
• crossroads
• scrapes
• pinches
• stalemates
• halts
• clutches
• standstills
• junctures

3

as in problems

a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices

an environmental catch-22: building wind farms results in scenic eyesores; not building wind farms results in greater pollution from fossil fuels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemmas
• problems
• quandaries
• double binds
• deadlocks
• difficulties
• impasses
• predicaments
• quagmires
• jams
• stalemates
• standoffs
• plights
• pickles
• fixes
• binds
• knots
• spots
• pinches
• holes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breezes
• snaps
• duck soup
• cinches