dilemmatic
Facing tough choice
Dilemmatic describes something involving or characterized by a dilemma—a situation requiring a difficult choice between unsatisfactory alternatives.
The word appears mostly in philosophical or academic contexts: The trolley problem presents a dilemmatic scenario with no good answer.
It can also describe a person's state when facing such a choice: She felt dilemmatic about whether to report her colleague.
State of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- impasseSituation without resolution
- bindFasten or obligate
stalemate · deadlock · pickle · tight spot · crisis · difficulty · complication · obstacle
Concerning right conduct
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- scruplesMoral reservations about acting
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
right and wrong · duty · obligation · trolley problem · utilitarian · consequentialist · virtue · integrity
Unable to make choices
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- tornPulled into pieces
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
hesitant · vacillating · undecided · irresolute · unresolved · unsure · doubtful · tentative
Causing confusion or bewilderment
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- vexingCausing mild torment
- knottyComplex and difficult
thorny · tricky · complicated · complex · tangled · paradoxical · problematic · challenging
quandary
State of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- impasseSituation without resolution
bind · stalemate · deadlock · pickle · tight spot · crisis · difficulty · complication · obstacle · catch-22
moral
Concerning right conduct
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- scruplesMoral reservations about acting
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
values · right and wrong · duty · obligation · trolley problem · utilitarian · consequentialist · virtue · integrity · compromise
indecisive
Unable to make choices
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- tornPulled into pieces
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
wavering · hesitant · vacillating · undecided · irresolute · unresolved · unsure · doubtful · tentative · equivocal
puzzling
Causing confusion or bewilderment
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- vexingCausing mild torment
knotty · thorny · tricky · complicated · complex · tangled · paradoxical · problematic · challenging · difficult
dilemmaticstraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
easy · simple · uncomplicated · no-brainer · obvious
dilemmaticclear
Without obstruction or fog
unambiguous · straightforward · uncomplicated · resolved · settled