quandaries
Situations requiring choices
Quandaries is the plural of quandary—situations where you face difficult choices with no clear best option.
A quandary involves genuine uncertainty, not just inconvenience: She found herself in a quandary about whether to accept the job offer or stay close to family.
The word suggests being stuck, weighing competing considerations without obvious resolution.
Troublesome situations requiring decisions
- conundrumsPerplexing difficult problems
- catch-22sSelf-defeating rule situations
- moral dilemmasConflicts between competing values
- ethical questionsProblems about proper conduct
tough calls · binds · pickles · trade-offs · crossroads · forks in the road · impasses · deadlocks
Troublesome situations requiring decisions
- plightsDifficult or dangerous situations
- troublesDistressing difficulties
- jamsCooked fruit spreads
- fixesRepairs or solutions
straits · hot water · deep water · tight corners · scrapes · messes · binds · holes
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
indecision · befuddlement · disorientation · mystification · head-scratching · consternation · flummox · nonplus
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- vacillationInability to choose
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
second-guessing · torn feelings · reservations · misgivings · qualms · scruples · unease · apprehension
predicaments
Troublesome situations requiring decisions
- conundrumsPerplexing difficult problems
- catch-22sSelf-defeating rule situations
- moral dilemmasConflicts between competing values
ethical questions · tough calls · binds · pickles · trade-offs · crossroads · forks in the road · impasses · deadlocks · stalemates
predicaments
Troublesome situations requiring decisions
fixes · straits · hot water · deep water · tight corners · scrapes · messes · binds · holes · sticky wickets
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- bafflementMental state of confusion
uncertainty · indecision · befuddlement · disorientation · mystification · head-scratching · consternation · flummox · nonplus · muddle
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- vacillationInability to choose
wavering · second-guessing · torn feelings · reservations · misgivings · qualms · scruples · unease · apprehension · tentativeness
- puzzlespuzzles, sudoku, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle cube, crossword
- mysteriesmystery, enigma, enigmas, puzzle, riddle
- puzzlerspuzzle master, brainteasers, brain-teasers, conundrums, enigmas
quandariescertainties
Assured truths
certitudes · convictions · clarity · assurance · confidence
quandariessolutions
Answers to problems
answers · resolutions · certainties · fixes · remedies
quandariesno-brainers
Effortlessly obvious decisions
slam dunks · foregone conclusions · cinches · gimmes · walkovers
- ethical quandariesProblems of conscience