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Synonyms for kettle of fish

  • noun

Most common

situation hole mess jam

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Mess — an awkward situation

mess, situation, fix, hole, jam, pickle, can of worms, pinch, predicament, cauldron, muddle, bind, dilemma, plight, quagmire, quandary

2. Ball game — A situation recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation

matter, ball game, pair of shoes

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An awkward situation.

    fine kettle of fish pretty kettle of fish

  2. n. 2

    A situation recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation.

    another kettle of fish new kettle of fish different kettle of fish

Related words

Other spellings
keddle of fish kiddle of fish kittle of fish

Example sentences

  • situation Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
  • hole Just once, I'd like to get a hole-in-one some day.
  • mess If you mess with drugs, you're asking for trouble.
  • jam I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam.

By length

3 letters
fix1, jam1
4 letters
hole1, mess1, bind1
5 letters
pinch1
6 letters
matter2, plight1, pickle2, muddle2
7 letters
dilemma3
8 letters
cauldron2, quagmire3, quandary3
9 letters
situation4
11 letters
predicament4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (matter2 = 2 syllables).