Thesaurus:difficult situation

Thesaurus:difficult situation

THESAURUS

difficult situation

English

Synonyms

• cross to bear

• ass in a sling

• dilemma    [WS]

• bind

• dire straits

• fix

• jam

• kettle of fish

• pickle

• predicament

• quandary

• quagmire

• situation

• spot    [WS]

• spot of bother

• sticky wicket

• tight spot

• trouble

Hyponyms

• catch-22

• nightmare

• test    [WS]

Hypernyms

• state    [WS]

Various

• doghouse

• pinch

•   —

• in a cleft stick

• up shit creek

• up the creek

• up the creek without a paddle

Further reading

• “665. danger” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “735. adversity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “predicament” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.