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dilemmas

NOUN

crisis

Synonyms

STRONGEST

difficulty embarrassment impasse mess plight predicament problem puzzle quandary

STRONG

bind box corner fix hole hooker jam mire perplexity pickle scrape spot strait

WEAK

catch-22 double bind tight corner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good fortune solution

STRONG

advantage benefit boon success

WEAK

miracle wonder

Example Sentences

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While this is a great problem to have, it poses dilemmas for savers trying to minimize income taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

After a decade of dilemmas, debates and candid conversations, the hosts of The Receipts Podcast are stepping down.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

My financial reality, however, left less space for such moral dilemmas.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

So are the dilemmas created by split-second decisions and the resultant issues rippling outward.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

There is an extensive literature on the subject of prisoner’s dilemmas.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos