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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?
A man's work is his dilemma his job is his bondage, but it also gives him a fair share of his identity and keeps him from being a bystander in somebody else's world.
It is long past time to stop pretending that this approach doesn’t come with a cost — of polarization, of lost trust and, yes, of violence, a social dilemma cannot be allowed to become a social catastrophe.
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.
Our remit as Michael BerumenThe KAUST scientists is to say which options are on the table, the real dilemma comes later in the form of the ethical question : Should we use these technologies or not ?
There are still many unseen, unvisited places in the world where decency of life is needed. Poverty is not the problem, but access to better living is the perennial dilemma.
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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