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Synonyms for predicament

Most common

situation dilemma plight quandary hot seat

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A definite class, state or condition.

Related words

Word family
preach predicate

Forms

Plural
predicaments → quandaries, situations, plights, dilemmas…

Example sentences

  • situation Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
  • dilemma A moral dilemma can test a person’s true character.
  • plight She was not sympathetic to my plight.
  • quandary Tom was in a quandary about who to vote for in the election.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
predicamentrising
situationfalling
dilemmasteady
plightsteady
quandaryrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fix1
4 letters
case1, pass1, spot1, bind1
5 letters
state1, class1, pinch1
6 letters
plight1, pickle2
7 letters
trouble2, dilemma3, posture2
8 letters
position3, category4, quagmire3, quandary3, exigency4
9 letters
situation4, condition3, emergency4
10 letters
difficulty4, perplexity4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pickle2 = 2 syllables).