What is another word for dilemma?
520 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ da͡ɪlˈɛmə], [ daɪlˈɛmə], [ d_aɪ_l_ˈɛ_m_ə]
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Similar words for dilemma:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- bad news (noun)
- bind (noun)
- case (noun)
- catch-22 (noun)
- cognition (noun)
- crisis (noun)
- deadlock (noun)
- difficulty (noun)
- dilemma (noun)
- doubt (noun)
- embarrassment (noun)
- exigency/exigence (noun)
- hang-up (noun)
- headache (noun)
- hornets' nest (noun)
- hot spot (noun)
- muddle (noun)
- no-win situation (noun)
- option (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- predicament (noun)
- problem (noun)
- quandary (noun)
- riddle (noun)
- strait (noun)
- suspense (noun)
- trouble (noun)
- uncertainty (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- accident
- disquiet
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Dilemma:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
• bad news (noun)- dis tresses,
- dis-appointments,
- dis-appointment,
- dis tress,
- in-conveniences,
- dis appointment,
- bad-news,
- deep troubles,
- mis fortunes,
- dis appointments,
- in convenience,
- in conveniences,
- mis-fortunes,
- dis-tresses,
- mis fortune,
- in-convenience,
- mis-fortune,
- dis-tress.
- between a rock a hard places,
- between a rock and a hard places,
- between a rock hard place,
- between rock and hard places,
- between a rock and hard places,
- between rock a hard places,
- between a rock and hard place,
- between a rock hard places,
- between rock a hard place,
- between rock and a hard places,
- between rock hard place,
- sticky situations,
- between rock and a hard place,
- between a rock a hard place,
- tight spots,
- between rock hard places.
- hot potato,
- impasse,
- plight,
- Hooker,
- perplexity,
- Exigence,
- mire,
- predicament,
- urgency,
- Cross-road,
- big trouble,
- cross-roads,
- catch-22,
- height,
- tight corner,
- hour of decision.
- disconcertions,
- mis take,
- in discretion,
- egg face,
- dis composures,
- dis composure,
- un-ease,
- awkward situations,
- in-discretions,
- dis-composures,
- self consciousness,
- un-easinesses,
- mis-take,
- mis takes,
- un easiness,
- mis-takes,
- un-easiness,
- selfconsciousnesses,
- in-discretion,
- un-eases,
- self consciousnesses,
- un eases,
- un ease,
- in discretions,
- self-consciousnesses,
- dis-composure,
- selfconsciousness.
- dis organization,
- dis-arrays,
- rats nest,
- dis order,
- rat's nests,
- dis arrangement,
- rat nest,
- dis-arrangement,
- dis-orders,
- mess and a halves,
- dis arrays,
- dis-array,
- dis arrangements,
- dis array,
- dis-order,
- mess and half,
- foul-ups,
- dis organizations,
- mess halves,
- foulups,
- screw ups,
- dis-arrangements,
- screw-ups,
- rat nests,
- foul ups,
- mess and halves,
- dis orders,
- dis-organization,
- rats nests,
- mess a halves,
- dis-organizations,
- mess a half.
- inhibition,
- teaser,
- criticalness,
- hang-up,
- page-turner,
- Impecuniosity,
- requirement,
- quagmire,
- knot,
- take it or leave it,
- shyness,
- ataxia,
- stumpers,
- election,
- Ataxias,
- flipside,
- awkward situation,
- closed book,
- mindboggler,
- between a rock and a hard place,
- foul-up,
- deadlock,
- lose-lose,
- quandary,
- misfortunes,
- cul de sac,
- head ache,
- stumper,
- wonts,
- suspense,
- mess half,
- mess,
- mind-boggler,
- messes,
- double trouble,
- doubt,
- tight situation,
- disconcertion,
- TRS,
- hornets' nest,
- up a tree,
- self-consciousness,
- point at issue,
- pressingness,
- sixty-four dollar question,
- rub,
- grabbers,
- cliff-hanger,
- problem,
- requirements,
- muddle,
- deep-water,
- screw-up,
- faux pas,
- Exigencies,
- TR,
- hole,
- tight spot,
- teasers,
- other side of coin,
- knotty question,
- crisis,
- brain-twister,
- deep trouble,
- braintwister,
- bad news,
- double bind,
- needfulness,
- foulup,
- druthers,
- trouble,
- difficulty,
- labyrinth,
- uncertainty,
- Rebuses,
- headache,
- imperativeness,
- case,
- obstacles,
- in security,
- tough nut to crack,
- vicissitude,
- complication,
- thrillers,
- egg on face,
- worriment,
- strait,
- between rock and hard place,
- potboilers,
- timidity,
- demandingness,
- choke point,
- mess and a half,
- potboiler,
- fix,
- tight situations,
- rebus,
- disputed point,
- pickle,
- grabber,
- chillers,
- embarrassment,
- rat's nest,
- spot,
- thriller,
- sticky situation,
- scrape,
- cloak and dagger,
- no-win situation,
- insecurity,
- tough proposition,
- jam,
- option.
- dis agreement,
- dis-agreements,
- dis agreements,
- can worms,
- dis-agreement,
- disputed points,
- worriments,
- point issue.
- be wilderments,
- double troubles,
- be-wilderment,
- be wilderment,
- be-wilderments,
- up a trees,
- up trees,
- up tree.
- closed books,
- tough nut crack,
- sixtyfour dollar questions,
- dis-tractions,
- mind boggler,
- sixtyfour dollar question,
- sixty four dollar questions,
- dis traction,
- mind bogglers,
- re buses,
- mind-bogglers,
- dis tractions,
- sixty four dollar question,
- knotty questions,
- mindbogglers,
- sixty-four dollar questions,
- tough propositions,
- braintwisters,
- dis-traction,
- brain twisters,
- brain twister,
- re-buses,
- brain-twisters.
- cloak and daggers,
- cloak daggers,
- cloak dagger,
- cliff-hangers,
- in-security,
- cliff hanger,
- pageturners,
- in-decisiveness,
- page turners,
- cliff hangers,
- in securities,
- in-decisivenesses,
- pageturner,
- in decisivenesses,
- page turner,
- in-securities,
- page-turners,
- in decisiveness.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- dutch,
- deep water,
- alternative,
- riddle,
- hot spot.
- crux,
- slew,
- discretion,
- choice,
- disturb,
- steal,
- reductio ad absurdum,
- entanglement,
- difficult problem,
- bother,
- Cooptation,
- sore straits,
- dire straits,
- syllogism,
- ease,
- stumbling block,
- hornet's nest,
- snarl,
- estate,
- complexity,
- judgment,
- trial,
- oxymoron,
- convolution,
- Prosyllogism,
- mood,
- displace,
- circumstances,
- tangle,
- confusion,
- condition,
- mystery,
- contradiction,
- lot,
- cleft stick,
- distress,
- squeeze,
- snafu,
- dislocate,
- hitch,
- discomposure,
- enigma,
- bafflement,
- stew,
- poser,
- jackpot,
- awkwardness,
- move,
- sneak,
- only choice,
- involvement,
- err,
- decision,
- difficult situation,
- indetermination,
- pinch,
- bewilderment,
- bind pickle,
- paradox,
- appearance,
- facer,
- disconcert,
- mystification,
- stymie,
- bad state,
- screw up,
- pitfall,
- imbroglio,
- crowd,
- hesitation,
- meshes,
- situation,
- Pons Asinorum,
- disturbance,
- absurdity,
- confoundment,
- pledge,
- trim,
- impediment,
- state,
- Gordian Knot,
- nonplus,
- net,
- matter,
- aspect,
- in difficulty,
- hindrance,
- mode,
- question,
- coil,
- figure,
- Enthymeme,
- node,
- hardship,
- novation,
- nodus,
- rule,
- upset,
- cross fire,
- snooker,
- intricacy,
- fear,
- argumentum ad hominem,
- pass,
- Epagoge,
- incongruity,
- splay,
- disconcertedness,
- crush,
- volition,
- drawback,
- temper,
- baffle,
- uproot,
- delicacy,
- vexed question,
- desperate straits,
- paralogism,
- perturbation,
- bad condition,
- rattrap,
- snarl-up,
- kettle of fish,
- block,
- no choice,
- Preoption,
- stalemate,
- disconcertment,
- ambiguity,
- maze,
- pother,
- dislodge,
- obstacle,
- puzzlement,
- modus tollens,
- vacillation,
- balls-up,
- obstruction,
- can of worms,
- category,
- inconsistency,
- snag,
- Self-contradiction,
- position,
- Sorites,
- adoption,
- crunch.
Paraphrases for Dilemma:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
quandary.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
challenge, contradiction, dichotomy, hardship, issue, paradox, puzzle, trouble, challenges.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
predicament, stalemate.
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Noun, singular or mass
choice, conflict, conundrum, difficulty, embarrassment, plight, predicament, quagmire, stalemate, trade-off.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Dilemma:
- dalmane, Dalai Lama, dylan, dual-lane, delay line, dolman, dwell on, dillenia, doliolum, dateline, dolmen, date line, dotted line, deadline.
Hypernym for Dilemma:
n.
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cognition
double bind.
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cognition
Hyponym for Dilemma:
n.
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cognition
perplexity.
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cognition
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