Synonyms for predicament
prɪˈdɪk ə mənt for 1 ; ˈprɛd ɪ kə- for 2predica·ment

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1. predicament

   Synonyms:
   difficulty, try, ing position, state, condition, dilemma, situation

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1. predicament, quandary, plightnoun

   a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

   "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

   Synonyms:
   quandary, dilemma, plight, troth

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1. predicamentnoun

   Synonyms:
   situation (especially a bad situation), condition, state, position, posture, attitude, plight, case

2. predicamentnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] pass, pinch, push, extremity, exigency, emergency, conjuncture

3. predicamentnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Logic.) category, class

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1. List of paraphrases for "predicament":

   plight, dilemma, quagmire, hardship, impasse, situation

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1. Christian Horner:

   I believe that discussions of other shareholding or change of shareholding... they’re not applicable at the moment, the focus is purely on finding a solution to our engine predicament, that we can move forward for next year and the future.

2. State John Kerry on Saturday:

   If the Palestinian Authority ceases, or were to cease security cooperation, or even decide to disband as a result of their economic predicament, and that could happen in the future if they don't receive additional revenues, then we would be faced by yet another crisis, we are working hard to prevent that from happening and that is why we have been reaching out to key stakeholders to express these concerns and also to try to work together to find a solution to this challenge.

3. Trey Gowdy:

   Secretary Clinton alone created this predicament, but she alone does not get to determine its outcome.

4. Ovidia Molina:

   There has never been a plan by our state to take into account the safety of our educators. That is how we feel, our educators are being put in the predicament yet again by our state of choosing safety.

5. Haimer abdou:

   . The existential predicament pits me with the dizziness of the sea.