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Synonyms of predicament in English:
predicament
See definition of predicament
noun
1‘I really cannot understand how you could have allowed yourself to get into such a predicament’
SYNONYMS
difficult situation, awkward situation, mess, difficulty, problematic situation, issue, plight, quandary, trouble, muddle, mare's nest, crisis
informal hole, fix, jam, sticky situation, pickle, scrape, bind, tight corner, tight spot, spot, corner, dilemma, deep water, hot water, kettle of fish, how-do-you-do