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dire straits
noun as in disastrous predicament
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Words related to dire straits are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word dire straits. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
bad newsnounas in trouble
nounas in trouble
crisesnounas in critical situation
nounas in critical situation
- big trouble
- catastrophe
- change
- climacteric
- climax
- confrontation
- contingency
- corner
- crossroad
- crunch
- crux
- culmination
- deadlock
- dilemma
- dire straits
- disaster
- embarrassment
- emergency
- entanglement
- exigency
- extremity
- height
- hot potato
- hour of decision
- imbroglio
- impasse
- juncture
- mess
- moment of truth
- necessity
- pass
- perplexity
- pickle
- pinch
- plight
- point of no return
- predicament
- pressure
- puzzle
- quandary
- situation
- stew
- strait
- trauma
- trial
- trouble
- turning point
- urgency
crisisnounas in critical situation
nounas in critical situation
- big trouble
- catastrophe
- change
- climacteric
- climax
- confrontation
- contingency
- corner
- crossroad
- crunch
- crux
- culmination
- deadlock
- dilemma
- dire straits
- disaster
- embarrassment
- emergency
- entanglement
- exigency
- extremity
- height
- hot potato
- hour of decision
- imbroglio
- impasse
- juncture
- mess
- moment of truth
- necessity
- pass
- perplexity
- pickle
- pinch
- plight
- point of no return
- predicament
- pressure
- puzzle
- quandary
- situation
- stew
- strait
- trauma
- trial
- trouble
- turning point
- urgency
extremitiesnounas in ultimate; limit
nounas in ultimate; limit
extremitynounas in ultimate; limit
nounas in ultimate; limit
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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