Thesaurus results for PREDICAMENT

predicament

noun

pri-ˈdi-kə-mənt

Definition of predicament

as in dilemma

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape if you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament

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Recent Examples of predicament And Mitchell doesn't waste any time making the life-or-death stakes of the Platts' predicament abundantly clear. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 Aemond, too, for that matter, while Daemon’s arrogance continues to get Team Black into all sorts of predicaments. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The dynamic of high inflation and a weak labor market is a predicament for the Federal Reserve, which can’t tackle both at the same time. — Laura McGann, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Around 2030, the United States is projected to surpass three milestones that illustrate the lack of precedent for the government’s fiscal predicament. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predicament

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Getty Images The plight of the A’s in Oakland and the Rays in Tampa Bay has been a Major League Baseball dilemma for decades, spanning the careers of the last two commissioners, Rob Manfred and Bud Selig.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Gaines and White talked at length at halftime of Friday’s game about their convictions on the trans in women’s sports dilemma.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Freebairn said an old pickle jar can hold a starter, and an ordinary bowl can substitute for a proofing basket.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The kitchen’s electrical oven roasts them during the daytime; they’re then chilled and served cold, with hot sauce, a ramekin of mayonnaise, and a pile of pickle spears.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

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