Synonyms of quandary

nounA state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty...

• perplexity
• pickleA difficult situation; peril.
• predicament
• uncertainty
• Catch-22A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
• dilemmaAny difficult circumstance or problem.
• Hobson's choiceA choice between several undesirable options; Sophie's choice.
• Morton's fork
• no-win situation
• Sophie's choiceA choice where every alternative has significant negative consequences.
• ass in a sling vulgarAn uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble, especially a state of affairs...
• bindA troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
• bucket of syrupA sticky, difficult situation.
• calvary
• cauldronAn unsettled or difficult situation or place.
• cross figuratively
• cross to bearA problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it...
• difficulty
• dire straitsA difficult position or situation.
• doghouse
• fixA difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
• hole
• jamA difficult situation.
• kettle
• kettle of fishAn awkward situation.
• ordeal
• pinchAn awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
• plight
• quagmireA perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
• situationA difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
• spotA difficult situation.
• spot of botherA slight problem; a small predicament.
• sticky situationA difficult or unfortunate situation.
• sticky wicketA difficult or unpredictable situation.
• tight spotA difficult position.
• troubleA distressing or dangerous situation.