Definition for Can of worms:

• ( informal) a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity

Synonyms for Can of worms:

• adj.

  •complicated (adjective)
  • wheels within wheels,
  • hi tech,
  • gasser,
  • hi-tech,
  • mega factor,
  • puzzling,
  • involved.

• n.

  •Pandora's box (noun)
  • pandora-box,
  • snake the grass,
  • hornet nest,
  • pandora's-box,
  • snake grass,
  • pandora box,
  • pandoras box,
  • pandoras-box.
  •adversity (noun)
  • bad break,
  • the worst,
  • on the skids,
  • ill fortune,
  • misfortunes,
  • tough luck,
  • hard times.
  •cognition (noun)
  • can of worms.
  •complicated situation (noun)
  • entanglement,
  • hot water,
  • hornet's nest,
  • Pandora's Box,
  • quagmire,
  • predicament,
  • mess,
  • trouble,
  • snafu,
  • snarl,
  • Gordian Knot,
  • quandary,
  • complexity,
  • complication,
  • headache.
  •consequence (noun)
  • out growths,
  • re percussion,
  • re action,
  • re-percussion,
  • follow ups,
  • re percussions,
  • after effect,
  • after-maths,
  • after maths,
  • re-actions,
  • re-percussions,
  • out-growth,
  • re-action,
  • out-growths,
  • up shot,
  • up-shot,
  • up shots,
  • after math,
  • follow throughs,
  • out growth,
  • up-shots,
  • re actions.
  •distress (noun)
  • dis-tresses,
  • dis-tress,
  • holy messes,
  • dis tress,
  • unholy messes,
  • ticklish spots,
  • tough breaks,
  • dis tresses,
  • rotten lucks.
  •effect (noun)
  • resultant,
  • causatum,
  • reflexes,
  • sequent,
  • pursuance,
  • materialization,
  • flak.
  •hornets' nest (noun)
  • hornets nest,
  • hornets-nest,
  • hornets'-nest.
  •problem (noun)
  • dis-agreements,
  • worriments,
  • point issue,
  • disputed points,
  • dis-agreement,
  • dis agreements,
  • dis agreement.
  •snake pit (noun)
  • place of disorder,
  • chaotic place.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • difficulty.
  •
  • question.
  •
  • issue.

Hyponym for Can of worms:

• n.

  • cognition
    trouble, problem.