Synonyms for dilemma
dɪˈlɛm ədilem·ma

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1. dilemmanoun

   Synonyms:
   fix, quandary, pickle, bind, problem

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.9 / 8 votes

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":

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How to use dilemma in a sentence?

1. Todd Hare:

   When you're faced with a situation requiring a self-control dilemma, you will be ready with an alternative way to handle it.

2. Kate King:

   At the heart of our purpose is to have children in school; thats our role as school nurses, we dont want to exclude them. So thats our dilemma.

3. Edward Roberts:

   Several of our customers have come to us worried about the frightening dilemma they will ultimately face: how do we manage vaccine appointments without it being upended by automated, bot attacks?

4. Al Zadig:

   Certainly, there is a presidential character that requires truth telling, lying is a sin. There is no hierarchy of sin in the eyes of God although the consequences may be different in society. This creates a real struggle for many clergy and people of faith with the sin of murder from the perspective of abortion. ...Again, sin is non-hierarchical, but the consequences between lying and murder are so vastly different. As a priest, it provides an honest and powerful dilemma. But the common nature of what we call the seven deadly sins is that they kill the heart and the soul of a person.

5. The President:

   The dilemma is that if you're weak, if you're weak, which some people would like you to be, if you're really, really pathetically weak, the country's going to be overrun with millions of people, and if The President're strong, then The President don't have any heart. That's a tough dilemma. Perhaps I would rather be strong, but that's a tough dilemma.