Synonyms of predicament

predicament

noun

pri-ˈdi-kə-mənt 

as in dilemma

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

if you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemma
• pickle
• hole
• bind
• swamp
• difficulty
• corner
• impasse
• quagmire
• plight
• jam
• crisis
• mire
• box
• fix
• spot
• rabbit hole
• catch-22
• kettle of fish
• jackpot
• sticky wicket
• rattrap
• quandary
• trouble
• hot water
• soup
• emergency
• node
• deadlock
• exigency
• standstill
• pinch
• stalemate
• crossroad
• juncture
• halt
• clutch
• strait
• logjam
• scrape

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predicament

On the other end, Heckman wrestled with the moral predicament of giving airtime to a potential murderer while hoping to keep Hall alive. — Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Her mother hustled her to hospital, only for the doctors to realize Accurso’s active imagination had left her in the same predicament as Madeline’s friends. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Soon after arriving on the scene, the rescuer discovered that the animal was not, in fact, dead — and got to work rescuing it from the unusual predicament. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

When, in fact, most put themselves in this predicament long before players were allowed to make money off their NIL in 2021 and the schools started to pay players through revenue sharing in 2025. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026