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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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The arguments playing out in Moerdijk echo wider dilemmas across the Netherlands.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

What remains unanswered is who will help us now, as we wade through the dilemmas of the 21st.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Students are encouraged to consider social problems and responses to ‘practical’ dilemmas in a modern world through which angels and devils no longer dance.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez