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

Later that fall, May hinted at his predicament in a Sept. 25 Instagram post. —Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025

Every adult understands that quotidian lives are a complex jumble of truths and lies, and that honesty, secrets and privacy are malleable given the situation, but that’s not something a child learns overnight, which makes Marielle’s predicament especially disorienting. —Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025

Compounding the sector’s overall predicament was the collapse of the federal government in December, forcing snap elections scheduled for Feb. 23. —Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025

Much like the Europeans, Trump looks at the Taiwanese and has little sympathy with their predicament. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025