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Synonyms for sticky wicket

  • noun

Most common

tight spot jam bind plight

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Spot — A difficult or unpredictable situation

spot, tight spot, jam, pinch, bind, plight, pickle, predicament, quagmire, dilemma, quandary

2. Sticky dog — A pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably

sticky dog, glue-pot

Antonyms

silver lining

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.

  2. n. 2

    A difficult or unpredictable situation.

Example sentences

  • jam I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam.
  • bind I'm forever lost, can't you see? I'm in a bind!
  • plight She was not sympathetic to my plight.

By length

3 letters
jam1
4 letters
spot1, bind1
5 letters
pinch1
6 letters
plight1, pickle2
7 letters
dilemma3
8 letters
quagmire3, quandary3
11 letters
predicament4

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