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catch 22
adjective as in between the devil and the deep blue sea
noun as in obstacle
noun as in paradox
noun as in predicament
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noun as in provision/proviso
noun as in quandary
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noun as in snag
noun as in stalemate
noun as in stumbling block
noun as in vicious circle
noun as in catch-22
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noun as in catch
noun as in hot spot
noun as in dead end
noun as in deadlock
noun as in dilemma
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noun as in flaw
noun as in hindrance
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noun as in impasse
noun as in impediment
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noun as in no-win situation
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Example Sentences
Yeah, those books: The Things They Carried, The Hunters, Catch-22.
It can result in a Catch-22 for ambitious upstarts: internships offer a foot in the door—but at what economic cost?
This is an earnest book, a rare thing for a post-Catch-22 war novel of the literary ilk.
It is for sure a Catch-22, but who wants to be the person beating their head against the wall?
I have to say, of all possible reactions to Catch-22, this is one that makes least sense to me.
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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to catch-22, such as: contradiction, dilemma, lose-lose, paradox, and quagmire.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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