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Synonyms of sticky wicket

31 similar words

Another word for sticky wicket is trouble. Other synonyms of sticky wicket are fix, jam, bind, dilemma and quandary.

Synonyms and similar words for sticky wicket

nounA pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.

nounA difficult or unpredictable situation.

  • 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
  • dilemmaAny difficult circumstance or problem.
  • 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
  • pickleA difficult situation; peril.
  • pinchAn awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
  • plight
  • predicament
  • quandaryA state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or...
  • 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.
  • tight spotA difficult position.
  • troubleA distressing or dangerous situation.

Meaning of sticky wicket

  1. noun A pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.
  2. noun A difficult or unpredictable situation.

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Questions about synonyms of sticky wicket

What is another word for sticky wicket?
Sticky wicket has 31 synonyms on Word.ws, such as trouble, fix, jam, bind, dilemma, quandary, situation and pinch.
What does sticky wicket mean?
Sticky wicket means a pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.

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