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Pronunciation:
[ plˈa͡ɪt], [ plˈaɪt], [ p_l_ˈaɪ_t]
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Similar words for plight:
- affiance (noun)
- affliction (noun)
- betroth (noun)
- betrothal (noun)
- circumstances (noun)
- communication (noun)
- condition (noun)
- corner (noun)
- crisis (noun)
- deadlock (noun)
- difficulty (noun)
- dilemma (noun)
- dilemma, difficulty; situation (noun)
- embarrassment (noun)
- emergency (noun)
- engage (noun)
- engagement (noun)
- exigency/exigence (noun)
- extremity (noun)
- impasse (noun)
- juncture (noun)
- lot (noun)
- marriage (noun)
- muddle (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- pass (noun)
- position (noun)
- predicament (noun)
- promise (noun)
- quandary (noun)
- riddle (noun)
- situation (noun)
- solemn word (noun)
- strait (noun)
- word (noun)
- word of honor (noun)
- covenant (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- pledge (verb)
- promise (verb)
- swear (verb)
- vow (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- promise
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Plight:
n.
• affiance (noun) • affliction (noun)- dis orders,
- mis-fortune,
- dis ease,
- mis-fortunes,
- dis order,
- mis fortunes,
- dis tress,
- mis fortune,
- dis-order,
- dis-tress,
- dis tresses,
- dis-eases,
- dis-ease,
- dis eases,
- dis-tresses,
- dis-orders.
- state of affairs,
- ballgame,
- way things shape up,
- where it's at,
- way things are,
- how things stack up,
- like it is,
- how it goes,
- how things are,
- size of it,
- riff,
- riffs.
- egg face,
- in-discretion,
- mis-takes,
- self consciousness,
- dis-composures,
- un easiness,
- awkward situations,
- in discretion,
- in discretions,
- selfconsciousnesses,
- disconcertions,
- un-easinesses,
- dis-composure,
- in-discretions,
- self-consciousnesses,
- un-easiness,
- un-eases,
- un-ease,
- mis take,
- mis-take,
- mis takes,
- dis composure,
- dis composures,
- self consciousnesses,
- un ease,
- un eases,
- selfconsciousness.
- fore ordinations,
- hand is dealts,
- moirais,
- pre destination,
- de-crees,
- de cree,
- pre-destination,
- run luck,
- wheel fortune,
- pre destinations,
- de crees,
- hand is dealt,
- pre-destinations,
- fore-ordinations,
- way cookie crumble,
- hand one is dealts,
- de-cree,
- fore ordination,
- foreordinations.
- dis-arrays,
- rat nest,
- dis-arrangements,
- dis arrangement,
- foulups,
- dis-organizations,
- foul-ups,
- dis-organization,
- mess and halves,
- mess a half,
- dis arrays,
- mess a halves,
- dis array,
- mess and a halves,
- dis organization,
- mess halves,
- dis-array,
- foul ups,
- screw ups,
- rats nest,
- mess and half,
- rat's nests,
- rats nests,
- screw-ups,
- dis arrangements,
- rat nests,
- dis organizations,
- dis-arrangement.
- Rebuses,
- brain-twister,
- Vertices,
- emergency,
- remotes,
- knotty question,
- spot,
- strait,
- pinnacle,
- timidity,
- extremity,
- stumper,
- shyness,
- foulup,
- tribulation,
- way cookie crumbles,
- tough proposition,
- requirements,
- infirmity,
- foul-up,
- crisis,
- mess half,
- Impecuniosity,
- vicissitude,
- sixty-four dollar question,
- affliction,
- mess and a half,
- nadir,
- stumpers,
- needfulness,
- ataxia,
- situation,
- pressingness,
- up a tree,
- deadlock,
- teaser,
- jam,
- mindboggler,
- Affiancing,
- messes,
- engagement,
- braintwister,
- Betrothment,
- imperatives,
- quandary,
- Ataxias,
- choke point,
- state,
- pre-requisites,
- meltdown,
- prerequisites,
- demandingness,
- hole,
- disconcertion,
- deep-water,
- quagmire,
- cul de sac,
- double trouble,
- self-consciousness,
- rebus,
- pre-requisite,
- teasers,
- case,
- inhibition,
- hand one is dealt,
- misfortunes,
- tough nut to crack,
- faux pas,
- locus,
- the size of it,
- wonts,
- requirement,
- mind-boggler,
- juncture,
- screw-up,
- muddle,
- imperativeness,
- meeting point,
- foreordination,
- tight corner,
- labyrinth,
- fix,
- double bind,
- run of luck,
- scrape,
- criticalness,
- Exigencies,
- awkward situation,
- egg on face,
- word of honor,
- meltdowns,
- mess,
- embarrassment,
- tight spot,
- rat's nest,
- Fore-ordination,
- position,
- knot,
- predestination,
- Extremities,
- closed book,
- promise,
- lot.
- be-wilderments,
- be wilderment,
- up tree,
- up trees,
- up a trees,
- un certainty,
- un-certainties,
- un-certainty,
- un certainties,
- be-wilderment,
- be wilderments,
- double troubles.
- dis-traction,
- sixtyfour dollar question,
- closed books,
- dis tractions,
- mindbogglers,
- dis-tractions,
- mind-bogglers,
- brain twisters,
- dis traction,
- tough nut crack,
- knotty questions,
- braintwisters,
- re buses,
- brain twister,
- sixty four dollar questions,
- brain-twisters,
- re-buses,
- mind boggler,
- tough propositions,
- mind bogglers,
- sixty four dollar question,
- sixtyfour dollar questions,
- sixty-four dollar questions.
v.
• covenant (verb) • Other relevant words: (verb) • pledge (verb) • promise (verb)- pro-fess,
- sware bible,
- sware and down,
- be-troth,
- de clare,
- said so,
- swear bible,
- de-clares,
- sub-scribed,
- lived to,
- under-writes,
- swearing up and down,
- swear down,
- asservating,
- sub-scribing,
- takes oath,
- lived up to,
- under writes,
- swear and down,
- pro-fesses,
- swore down,
- pro fess,
- sub scribe,
- crossed heart,
- swearing on bible,
- asservates,
- be troth,
- under writing,
- sware down,
- under wrote,
- crosses heart,
- de clares,
- swears on bible,
- in-sure,
- swear up down,
- lives up to,
- be-troths,
- swearing bible,
- de-clare,
- swears up and down,
- in sure,
- sware up and down,
- swears bible,
- saying so,
- living to,
- sware up down,
- living up to,
- swears up down,
- swears down,
- swears and down,
- under-wrote,
- crossing heart,
- sub scribed,
- swore on bible,
- pro fesses,
- sub scribes,
- says so,
- swore up down,
- be troths,
- takes an oath,
- taking an oath,
- under-writing,
- took oath,
- sub-scribes,
- under write,
- under-write,
- swore and down,
- sware on bible,
- lives to,
- taking oath,
- swearing and down,
- swore up and down,
- swearing up down,
- swore bible,
- swearing down,
- asservated,
- sub scribing,
- live to,
- under-written,
- under written.
- gave one's word,
- cross ones heart,
- de pose,
- hast confidence in,
- pledging oneself,
- give ones word,
- de-pose,
- gave ones word,
- crossed one heart,
- made an affidavit,
- crossing ones heart,
- having confidence in,
- crossing one's heart,
- giving witness,
- makes an affidavit,
- made affidavit,
- stating under oath,
- gives witness,
- crossed ones heart,
- swearing to god,
- stated under oath,
- crosses ones heart,
- hath confidence in,
- making an affidavit,
- giving ones word,
- swearing god,
- crossing one heart,
- sware god,
- has confidence in,
- making affidavit,
- make affidavit,
- swear god,
- crosses one heart,
- giving one word,
- de-posing,
- pledges oneself,
- de posed,
- relies on,
- gives ones word,
- gave witness,
- hadst confidence in,
- swears to god,
- swore to god,
- gives one's word,
- giving one's word,
- swore god,
- de-posed,
- depends on,
- pledged oneself,
- crossed one's heart,
- had confidence in,
- give one word,
- crosses one's heart,
- sware to god,
- states under oath,
- makes affidavit,
- haddest confidence in,
- gave one word,
- cross one heart,
- gives one word,
- de posing,
- swears god.
Other synonyms:
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- hot spot,
- dutch,
- deep water,
- riddle,
- solemn word.
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- assurance.
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- guaranty.
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- warrant.
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- word.
- Pawned,
- give witness,
- swear,
- Mortgaging,
- undertake solemnly,
- Plighted,
- sign for,
- depend on,
- vow,
- give word of honor,
- Plighting,
- pledge,
- have confidence in,
- circumstance,
- depended on,
- mortgaged,
- give word,
- rely on,
- make an affidavit,
- pledge oneself,
- cross one's heart,
- state under oath,
- give one's word.
- asservate,
- swear on bible,
- cross heart,
- took an oath,
- ensure,
- live up to,
- swear up and down,
- take an oath,
- take oath,
- ensures,
- say so.
- gage,
- tightrope,
- plight faith,
- enter,
- upset,
- fettle,
- weave,
- poor,
- slough,
- get caught,
- danger,
- engross,
- insurance,
- status,
- bad condition,
- blight,
- standing,
- unhappy,
- fish trap,
- enlist,
- menace,
- subscribe,
- aggravation,
- hard life,
- risk,
- cardhouse,
- crossed,
- wage,
- rigour,
- can of worms,
- mode,
- cross,
- hapless,
- discomposure,
- prosecute,
- dire straits,
- clouded,
- rank,
- confusion,
- contract,
- desperate straits,
- trim,
- parole,
- real security,
- perturbation,
- hardship,
- bummer,
- in trouble,
- mix,
- keep,
- fill,
- hold,
- take upon oneself,
- unhorsed,
- pop,
- luck,
- category,
- hock,
- follow,
- gathering clouds,
- receive,
- annoyance,
- decayed,
- dangerous ground,
- hard knocks,
- disconcert,
- care,
- hazard,
- tie,
- mesh,
- sticky wicket,
- footing,
- Imperilment,
- involvement,
- affirmation,
- unlucky,
- plight troth,
- complication,
- baffle,
- uncertainty,
- security,
- quicksand,
- operate,
- place,
- wassail,
- rigor,
- house of cards,
- stew,
- admit,
- commit oneself,
- become engaged,
- thin ice,
- bill of sale,
- without fail,
- storm clouds,
- vouch,
- destiny,
- charter,
- bind pickle,
- temper,
- nonplus,
- end,
- bond,
- stipulation,
- hire,
- bafflement,
- plight one's troth,
- location,
- Hypothecation,
- doom,
- profession,
- fate,
- in adverse circumstances,
- downer,
- bearings,
- aspect,
- pressure,
- lien,
- disconcertedness,
- ball game,
- hobble,
- toast,
- salute,
- entanglement,
- retain,
- puzzle,
- Unblest,
- mood,
- hypothecate,
- propose,
- countersign,
- lease,
- collateral,
- obligation,
- badly off,
- under a cloud,
- adversity,
- sore straits,
- Improsperous,
- rent,
- take,
- screw up,
- squeeze,
- avouchment,
- pretty pass,
- unhinged,
- hell to pay,
- absorb,
- jeopardy,
- puzzlement,
- vale of tears,
- behindhand,
- appearance,
- picture,
- sense of shame,
- get,
- catch-22,
- estate,
- ease,
- occupy,
- Endangerment,
- apply,
- station,
- confoundment,
- luckless,
- undertaking,
- deposit,
- modality,
- pother,
- avouch,
- unfortunate,
- disturbance,
- fortune,
- kismet,
- mystery,
- statement,
- unprosperous,
- undone,
- kettle of fish,
- accept,
- out of luck,
- frustrated,
- combat,
- pass,
- cause for alarm,
- pawn,
- peril,
- intend,
- snafu,
- cleft stick,
- mortgage,
- trial,
- curse,
- bewilderment,
- impurity trap,
- how-do-you-do,
- Pignoration,
- breakers ahead,
- drink,
- clutch,
- plait,
- posture,
- disconcertment,
- oath,
- bad state,
- troubles,
- adverse circumstances,
- balls-up,
- fold,
- avowal,
- morass,
- warranty,
- irritation,
- underwrite,
- debenture,
- imbroglio,
- bother,
- solemn declaration,
- Hell,
- engulf,
- adopt,
- pop the question,
- lock,
- booby trap,
- faith,
- have,
- Vadium,
- swamp,
- Difficulties,
- threat,
- how-d'ye-do,
- bind oneself,
- unholy mess,
- crunch,
- hardcase,
- undertake,
- affirm,
- tight squeeze,
- pursue,
- employ.
How to use "Plight" in context?
The word "plight" is defined as a calamity or a critical circumstance. It can also describe someone who is in a difficult or unfortunate situation. A person's plight may be a result of bad luck, or it may be the result of circumstances beyond their control.
A person's plight may also be the result of a wrong decision, or it may be caused by something that the person does not have control over. When a person is in a difficult or unfortunate situation, it can be difficult to find a way out. Often, the only way out is through the hardship.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
predicament.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
adversity, agony, blight, catastrophe, condition, curse, destiny, destitution, helplessness, impasse, lot, malaise, misfortune, pain, plague, position, quagmire, scourge, spell, status, trouble, wretchedness, prints.
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Noun, singular or mass
anguish, difficulty, dilemma, fate, ordeal, situation, squalor, suffering, tragedy, unhappiness, whereabouts.
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Hyponym for Plight:
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difficulty.
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