Synonyms for dilemma
dɪˈlɛm ədilem·ma

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1. dilemmanoun

   Synonyms:
   fix, quandary, pickle, bind, problem

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1. dilemma

   Synonyms:
   fix, hobble, quandary, doubt, difficulty, scrape

   Antonyms:
   extrication, rebutment, freedom, advantage, superiority, escape, solution, retort

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1. dilemma, quandarynoun

   state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

   Synonyms:
   quandary, predicament, plight

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1. • Perplexity

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1. bichoise

   having two or more choices.

   he had a bichoise of where he wanted to eat, subway or mcdonalds.

   Submitted by rinat on October 9, 2015  

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1. dilemmanoun

   Synonyms:
   quandary, strait, difficult choice, puzzling alternative, awkward or bad predicament

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1. dilemmanoun

   Synonyms:
   predicament, quandary, difficulty, strait, pickle

   Antonyms:
   extrication, release

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1. List of paraphrases for "dilemma":

   quandary, predicament, conundrum, trade-off, impasse, plight, stalemate

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1. List of known nicknames for "Dilemma":

   Ken Dutrieue

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1. Thomas Bach:

   It is a dilemma for us and a completely new situation. If we exclude athletes for political reasons, we face the decline of the international sporting system, we feel, suffer with and understand the Ukrainian people and athletes. On the other hand, we have, as a global organization, a responsibility towards human rights and the Olympic Charter.

2. Sydney Harris:

   Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time -- what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.

3. Lin Haiping:

   Our business is barely half of what we usually see before the Lunar New Year, we are in a dilemma as we don’t want to have too many customers.

4. Adam Kushner:

   What do you do if a woman shows up in obstructed labour and needs an emergency caesarean section and it's the dry season and the rain barrel is empty? you can't operate with dirty instruments, but if you don't she's going to die. This is the sort of dilemma that surgeons in these hospitals face.

5. John Hannah:

   The longer you allow Raqqa to exist as the operational heart of the Caliphate, the more likely they're going to be able to launch the kinds of attacks we saw last year, it's a genuine and very serious, political, military and diplomatic dilemma that the US is going to have to manage, assuming that the YPG is going to be the tip of the spear in Raqqa.