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Definitions

no-win situation

NOUN
a situation destined for failure
Synonyms
WEAK
Catch-22 conundrum dilemma double bind knot lose-lose quandary

Example Sentences

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"They have got themselves into this no-win situation where Bashir's now become sort of unselectable and that's not a good thing," former England spinner Phil Tufnell told the Test Match Special podcast.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

The end result: Renters get caught in something of a no-win situation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

But in a sense, Fincher was saddled with a no-win situation.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

That stance has increasingly left Mr. Biden in a no-win situation.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024

I felt like I was in a no-win situation, but the battle would have been much harder to wage if I hadn't had my closest girlfriends in the trenches with me.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.