What is another word for quandary?
492 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kwˈɒndəɹi], [ kwˈɒndəɹi], [ k_w_ˈɒ_n_d_ə_ɹ_i]
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Similar words for quandary:
- ambivalence (noun)
- bind (noun)
- can of worms (noun)
- case (noun)
- crisis (noun)
- deadlock (noun)
- difficulty (noun)
- dilemma (noun)
- doubt (noun)
- embarrassment (noun)
- emergency (noun)
- equivocation (noun)
- exigency/exigence (noun)
- hornets' nest (noun)
- imbroglio (noun)
- juncture (noun)
- maze (noun)
- muddle (noun)
- no-win situation (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- plight (noun)
- predicament (noun)
- problem (noun)
- riddle (noun)
- uncertainty (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Quandary:
n.
• ambivalence (noun)- fluctuation,
- hesitation,
- hesitancy,
- gingerliness,
- indecision,
- irresoluteness,
- tentativeness,
- unsureness,
- haze.
- hornet's nest,
- snarl,
- Gordian Knot,
- snafu,
- mare's nest,
- mess,
- entanglement,
- complication,
- difficult situation,
- trouble,
- complexity,
- Pandora's Box,
- snake pit.
- eventuality,
- contingency,
- occurrence,
- incident,
- situations,
- fact,
- context,
- situation,
- status,
- position,
- event.
- dilemma,
- disaster,
- confrontation,
- corner,
- culmination,
- moment of truth,
- Cross-road,
- climacteric,
- pressure,
- extremity,
- crossroad,
- exigency,
- urgency,
- crux,
- Exigence,
- trial,
- hour of decision,
- pass,
- hot potato,
- trauma,
- necessity,
- catastrophe,
- dire straits,
- stew,
- point of no return,
- turning point,
- climax,
- height,
- change,
- cross-roads,
- big trouble.
- full stop,
- standoff,
- draw,
- pause,
- tie,
- gridlock,
- dead heat,
- checkmate,
- dead end,
- standstill,
- cessation,
- halt,
- posture.
- frustration,
- irritation,
- to do,
- hazard,
- oppression,
- annoyance,
- hindrance,
- strain,
- discouragement,
- weight,
- worry,
- arduousness,
- obstacle,
- strife,
- hardship,
- responsibility,
- care,
- involvement,
- setback,
- tribulation,
- deep water,
- to-do,
- paradox,
- distress,
- strenuousness,
- TODO,
- barricade,
- obstruction,
- laboriousness,
- ramification,
- aggravation,
- misfortune,
- depression,
- stress,
- pain,
- labor,
- stumbling block,
- vicissitude,
- inconvenience,
- anxiety,
- check,
- bafflement,
- hangup,
- struggle,
- awkwardness,
- pinch,
- painfulness,
- grievance,
- adversity,
- charge,
- bother,
- misery,
- harassment,
- millstone,
- ado.
- in discretions,
- mis-take,
- in-discretions,
- dis composures,
- mis-takes,
- in-discretion,
- in discretion,
- un-easinesses,
- un-ease,
- selfconsciousnesses,
- dis-composures,
- un easiness,
- awkward situations,
- un eases,
- self consciousness,
- disconcertions,
- un-eases,
- dis-composure,
- egg face,
- selfconsciousness,
- dis composure,
- self consciousnesses,
- mis take,
- un ease,
- self-consciousnesses,
- mis takes,
- un-easiness.
- dis-arrangements,
- dis organization,
- dis-organization,
- dis arrangement,
- dis organizations,
- dis-arrangement,
- dis arrays,
- rats nests,
- dis order,
- dis-organizations,
- foul-ups,
- dis-arrays,
- mess halves,
- dis-array,
- foul ups,
- rat nest,
- dis arrangements,
- foulups,
- mess a halves,
- screw-ups,
- mess and half,
- dis-orders,
- rat nests,
- dis array,
- rats nest,
- screw ups,
- dis orders,
- dis-order,
- rat's nests,
- mess and halves,
- mess a half,
- mess and a halves.
- problem,
- quandary,
- crisis,
- tough proposition,
- awkward situation,
- juncture,
- flack,
- complex problem,
- muddle,
- lose-lose,
- mind-boggler,
- hornets' nest,
- wonts,
- dog's breakfast,
- mindboggler,
- fix,
- inhibition,
- bickerings,
- iffiness,
- foul-up,
- braintwister,
- screw-up,
- faux pas,
- stumpers,
- sixty-four dollar question,
- labyrinth,
- inconclusiveness,
- meeting point,
- confusion dilemma,
- demandingness,
- worriment,
- windings,
- needfulness,
- double trouble,
- timidity,
- teaser,
- messes,
- hard nut to crack,
- uncertainty,
- Torsions,
- Rebuses,
- tight situation,
- foulup,
- self-consciousness,
- rebus,
- Exigencies,
- knotty question,
- TR,
- criticalness,
- difficulty,
- head ache,
- deep-water,
- between a rock and a hard place,
- hole,
- Ataxias,
- unpredictable situation,
- between rock and hard place,
- teasers,
- doubt,
- egg on face,
- brain-twister,
- point at issue,
- requirement,
- mess and a half,
- TRS,
- troublesome problem,
- Impecuniosity,
- knock-down-drag-out,
- closed book,
- headache,
- meanderings,
- sticky situation,
- jam,
- rat's nest,
- emergency,
- no-win situation,
- meltdown,
- double bind,
- imperativeness,
- tight corner,
- tight situations,
- torsion,
- embarrassment,
- miff,
- mess half,
- deadlock,
- cul de sac,
- tough nut to crack,
- meltdowns,
- can of worms,
- quagmire,
- disputed point,
- stumper,
- pickle,
- case,
- maze,
- flacks,
- shyness,
- tight spot,
- requirements,
- pressingness,
- spot,
- plight,
- disconcertion,
- ataxia,
- imbroglio.
- dis-agreement,
- point issue,
- dis-agreements,
- worriments,
- dis agreement,
- disputed points,
- dis agreements.
- dis-traction,
- tough propositions,
- re-buses,
- re buses,
- brain-twisters,
- brain twister,
- dis-tractions,
- knotty questions,
- dis traction,
- sixty-four dollar questions,
- dis tractions,
- braintwisters,
- brain twisters,
- sixty four dollar question,
- sixty four dollar questions,
- mind-bogglers,
- mind boggler,
- mind bogglers,
- tough nut crack,
- sixtyfour dollar questions,
- mindbogglers,
- closed books,
- sixtyfour dollar question.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- confusion.
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- state.
- distract,
- confoundment,
- bewilderment,
- frustrate,
- intricate,
- box,
- disconcert,
- rile,
- bedevil,
- derange,
- Pons Asinorum,
- poser,
- matter,
- pother,
- disconcertment,
- gain,
- discomfiture,
- trounce,
- hang-up,
- dumbfound,
- devil,
- scramble,
- incongruity,
- thwart,
- make,
- upset,
- complex,
- get at,
- gravel,
- bewildering,
- complicated,
- mystify,
- circumstances,
- critical situation,
- node,
- disconcertedness,
- tangle,
- rub,
- clutch,
- fuddle,
- in difficulty,
- discomfit,
- perturbation,
- nonplus,
- beat,
- vex,
- mire,
- amaze,
- stimulate,
- Self-contradiction,
- enigmatic,
- contradiction,
- discomposure,
- vexed question,
- snag,
- pledge,
- condition,
- baffling,
- kettle of fish,
- catch-22,
- up a tree,
- puzzling,
- bewitch,
- question,
- snarl-up,
- bewilder,
- distrust,
- get,
- annoy,
- knot,
- brunt,
- baffle,
- absurdity,
- embarrass,
- ambiguity,
- disturbance,
- cleft stick,
- confoundedly,
- nodus,
- pretty pass,
- confused,
- abashment,
- screw up,
- embarrassing,
- perturb,
- inconsistency,
- perplexedly,
- enigmatical,
- get to,
- puzzlement,
- balls-up,
- irritate,
- suffer,
- stupefy,
- chafe,
- nark,
- mystery,
- sense of shame,
- confusing,
- facer,
- impasse,
- disturb,
- troth,
- strait,
- perplexing,
- oxymoron,
- perplexed,
- nettle.
How to use "Quandary" in context?
A quandary is a dilemma or a perplexity, typically of a moral or practical nature.
There are many quandaries in life, from big ones, like what to do about climate change, to the little ones, like whether to give your neighbour an extra cookie.
Some quandaries are solved immediately, like when you're on a beach and you spot a stranded surfer. Often, all that's required is some quick Thinking on Your Feet and a bit of help from your friends.
Other quandaries are much more complicated, and can take some time to figure out.
Paraphrases for Quandary:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
dilemma.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
impasse, predicament, trade-off.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
conundrum, embarrassment.
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Noun, singular or mass
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