Thesaurus:dilemma
English
Noun
Sense: a choice between two undesirable alternatives
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- difficult situation [⇒ thesaurus]
- option [⇒ thesaurus]
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
Various
- conundrum
- have the wolf by the ear (idiomatic, verb)
- Hobson's choice
- lose-lose
- spanner
See also
Further reading
- “475. uncertainty” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “476. reasoning” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “609. choice” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “704. difficulty” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “dilemma” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.