Definition for Dilemma:

• An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses.

Synonyms for Dilemma:

• n.

  •
  • nightmare,
  • battle,
  • stress,
  • tragedy,
  • study at predicament,
  • worst-case scenario.
  •
  • bind,
  • corner,
  • easy.
  •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.
  •bind (noun)
  • 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.
  •case (noun)
  • situations.
  •catch-22 (noun)
  • catch22,
  • catch 22,
  • lose-loses,
  • loselose,
  • lose loses,
  • loseloses,
  • lose lose.
  •cognition (noun)
  • dilemma.
  •crisis (noun)
  • hot potato,
  • impasse,
  • plight,
  • Hooker,
  • perplexity,
  • Exigence,
  • mire,
  • predicament,
  • urgency,
  • Cross-road,
  • big trouble,
  • cross-roads,
  • catch-22,
  • height,
  • tight corner,
  • hour of decision.
  •deadlock (noun)
  • gridlock.
  •difficulty (noun)
  • exigency,
  • arduousness,
  • laboriousness,
  • painfulness,
  • strenuousness,
  • tribulation.
  •dilemma (noun)
  • vicious circle,
  • conflict.
  •doubt (noun)
  • demurral,
  • agnosticism,
  • scruple,
  • scruples,
  • lack of confidence,
  • waverings.
  •embarrassment (noun)
  • 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.
  •exigency/exigence (noun)
  • demandingnesses,
  • pressingnesses,
  • criticalnesses,
  • needfulnesses,
  • imperativenesses.
  •hang-up (noun)
  • obsession,
  • hang up,
  • hangup.
  •headache (noun)
  • pain neck,
  • head-ache,
  • pain the neck,
  • pain in neck.
  •hornets' nest (noun)
  • hornets nest,
  • hornets'-nest,
  • hornets-nest.
  •hot spot (noun)
  • LS,
  • L.
  •predicament (noun)
  • ordeal.
  •problem (noun)
  • dis agreement,
  • dis-agreements,
  • dis agreements,
  • can worms,
  • dis-agreement,
  • disputed points,
  • worriments,
  • point issue.
  •quandary (noun)
  • be wilderments,
  • double troubles,
  • be-wilderment,
  • be wilderment,
  • be-wilderments,
  • up a trees,
  • up trees,
  • up tree.
  •riddle (noun)
  • 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.
  •strait (noun)
  • choke points.
  •suspense (noun)
  • 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.
  •trouble (noun)
  • dis cords,
  • dis cord,
  • dis satisfactions,
  • dis-contents,
  • dis contents,
  • un rest,
  • dis-cords,
  • un-rest,
  • un-rests,
  • dis-cord,
  • dis content,
  • dis-satisfaction,
  • dis-content,
  • dis satisfaction,
  • dis-satisfactions.
  •uncertainty (noun)
  • unpredictability,
  • unpredictabilities,
  • inconclusiveness,
  • Uncertainties,
  • Questionableness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dutch,
  • deep water,
  • alternative,
  • riddle,
  • hot spot.
  •
  • hot water,
  • puzzle,
  • soup,
  • box.
  •accident
  • emergency.
  •disquiet
  • uneasiness.

Paraphrases for Dilemma:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    quandary.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    contradiction, challenge, challenges, hardship, trouble, dichotomy, puzzle, issue, paradox.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    predicament, stalemate.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    conundrum, trade-off, difficulty, plight, embarrassment, quagmire, predicament, stalemate, choice, conflict.

Antonyms for Dilemma:

• n.

  • crisis
    benefit, miracle, boon, advantage, good fortune, solution, wonder, success.

Dilemma Sentence Examples:

• In this dilemma I trusted to sheer blind luck - a rather thrilling business.

• In this dilemma a brilliant idea occurred to Chapeau.

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.

  • cognition
    double bind.

Hyponym for Dilemma:

• n.

  • cognition
    perplexity.