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Synonyms for dilemma
dɪˈlɛm ədilem·ma
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
dilemma
Synonyms:
fix, hobble, quandary, doubt, difficulty, scrapeAntonyms:
extrication, rebutment, freedom, advantage, superiority, escape, solution, retort
Princeton's WordNet
dilemma, quandarynoun
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
Synonyms:
quandary, predicament, plight
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Editors Contribution
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dilemmanoun
Synonyms:
quandary, strait, difficult choice, puzzling alternative, awkward or bad predicament
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dilemmanoun
Synonyms:
predicament, quandary, difficulty, strait, pickleAntonyms:
extrication, release
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Dilemma":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#553 | problem | |
#2464 | fix | |
#3643 | doubt | |
#5311 | difficulty | |
#8275 | bind | |
#13532 | dilemma | |
#21589 | pickle | |
#22266 | plight | |
#32424 | scrape | |
#38996 | predicament | |
#40558 | conundrum | |
#41226 | impasse | |
#48423 | stalemate | |
#58056 | quandary | |
#99268 | hobble |
How to use dilemma in a sentence?
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 you're strong, then you don't have any heart. That's a tough dilemma. Perhaps I'd rather be strong, but that's a tough dilemma.
Anthropology provides a scientific basis for dealing with the crucial dilemma of the world today how can peoples of different appearance, mutually unintelligible languages, and dissimilar ways of life get along peaceably together
It is a movie about what someone like Chris, a soldier, has to go through and the dilemma and the horror of it and the battle internally and with the family.
A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
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.
Translations for dilemma
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- معArabic
- дылемаBelarusian
- дилемаBulgarian
- dilemaCzech
- DilemmaGerman
- δίλημμαGreek
- dilemoEsperanto
- dilemaSpanish
- pulma, dilemmaFinnish
- dilemmeFrench
- דילמהHebrew
- दुविधाHindi
- dilemoIdo
- dilemmaItalian
- דִילHebrew
- ジレンマJapanese
- 딜레마Korean
- dilemmaLatin
- ധര്മ്മസങ്കടംMalayalam
- dilemmaDutch
- dylematPolish
- dilemaPortuguese
- дилеммаRussian
- дилема, dilemaSerbo-Croatian
- dilemaSlovak
- dilemmaSwedish
- విచికిత్సTelugu
- ภาวะที่กลืนไม่เข้าคายไม่ออกThai
- ikilemTurkish
- дилемаUkrainian
- دشمنیUrdu
- tình trạng khó xửVietnamese
- dilämVolapük
- 困境Chinese
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