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What is another word for
catch-22
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Noun
A hidden problem, danger or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation
A problematic situation that is difficult or impossible to escape
Something that is self-contradictory
Something that needs to be resolved
A situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made
An issue or problem requiring resolution
A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems
Adjective
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
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Noun
▲
A hidden problem, danger or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation
hitch
snag
catch
pitfall
joker
gotcha
gimmick
booby trap
land mine
obstacle
hurdle
drawback
hindrance
impediment
difficulty
hiccup
setback
obstruction
barrier
stumbling block
crimp
problem
disadvantage
complication
bar
handicap
block
fly in the ointment
encumbrance
drag
trammel
cramp
clog
holdback
deterrent
spanner in the works
restriction
inhibition
fetter
stop
limitation
restraint
manacle
interference
chain
balk
US
issue
shackles
embarrassment
let
hazard
delay
facer
holdup
inconvenience
glitch
baulk
UK
monkey wrench in the works
check
curb
blockage
brake
burden
barricade
cumber
millstone
monkey wrench
hang-up
weakness
defect
stoppage
downside
disbenefit
minus
discouragement
hamper
sticking point
road block
interruption
impedance
albatross
blockade
hampering
gridlock
puzzler
rub
baggage
cumbrance
hardship
ball and chain
jam-up
bump
preventive
disincentive
uphill
mountain to climb
flaw
detriment
fault
stricture
shackle
prohibition
retardation
wall
retardment
impairment
load
bottleneck
millstone around your neck
disorder
dead weight
red tape
disablement
trap
pickle
bug
conundrum
dodge
joker in the pack
con
snare
trick
ploy
puzzle
wile
knot
spot
the rub
scrape
tight spot
unseen problem
prevention
lock
sabotage
inhibitor
excess baggage
intervention
deal-breaker
foot dragging
downfall
adversity
impasse
misfortune
upset
blow
blunder
disappointment
stroke of bad luck
mishap
one in the eye
knock-back
defeat
miscalculation
body blow
reversal
slip
hold-up
inefficacy
piece of bad luck
mischance
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
knock
error
bafflement
whammy
mistake
kick in the teeth
bitter pill
bummer
stumbling stone
stone in one's path
blocking
snafu
trouble
straitjacket
opposition
slowing
handicapping
checking
arrest
small difficulty
breakdown
headache
hassle
tangle
binding
jam
fetters
leash
hold
limit
confinement
clogging
immobilisation
UK
immobilization
US
reverse
lapse
rebuff
comedown
slowdown
backset
foil
bottom
regress
bath
regression
challenge
reverse of fortune
double whammy
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
drawing board
about-face
flip-flop
more ❯
“Yet a closer look at the conditions underlying its provision reveals that the acquisition of education was not an unmitigated good, but a hidden
catch-22
.”
Noun
▲
A problematic situation that is difficult or impossible to escape
dilemma
fix
pickle
jam
spot
predicament
corner
quandary
hole
bind
mire
box
quagmire
impasse
rattrap
swamp
jackpot
double bind
sticky wicket
damned if you do, damned if you don't
rabbit hole
lose-lose
no-win situation
difficulty
mess
muddle
sticky situation
trouble
tight spot
difficult situation
plight
crisis
tight corner
awkward situation
problem
strait
conundrum
tricky situation
perplexity
spot of bother
bother
puzzle
scrape
hot water
uncertainty
serious problem
vicious circle
embarrassment
big problem
large problem
catch
large difficulty
serious complication
clutch
cleft stick
kettle of fish
dog's breakfast
poser
serious predicament
difficult choice
hang-up
can of worms
major obstacle
confusion
conflict
complication
huge problem
hard nut to crack
serious dilemma
complicated situation
headache
indecision
facer
between a rock and a hard place
crunch
tight situation
unforeseen circumstance
entanglement
snafu
complexity
troublesome problem
snake pit
Gordian knot
snarl
Pandora's box
unpredictable situation
hornet's nest
complex problem
mare's nest
knot
inevitability
stew
stalemate
up a tree
mix-up
bewilderment
unfortunate situation
doubt
state of perplexity
state of uncertainty
delicate situation
double trouble
emergency
damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
issue
exigency
imbroglio
hardship
pinch
situation
pass
bad news
state
drag
how-do-you-do
rough go
problematic situation
juncture
deep water
asperity
rigor
US
deadlock
condition
circumstance
position
rigour
UK
soup
vicissitude
stuckness
dire straits
fine kettle of fish
distress
pretty kettle of fish
extremity
adversity
setback
ticklish situation
straits
catastrophe
disaster
calamity
cataclysm
hell
sad state
sorry condition
hell on earth
hard times
comess
tangle
snag
disorder
upheaval
tragedy
turmoil
hitch
blow
fiasco
havoc
debacle
tribulation
misfortune
hot spot
mishap
drama
shambles
horror
hot seat
spot of trouble
bit of bother
critical situation
train wreck
controversy
tinderbox
nuisance
hassle
chaos
disarray
failure
trauma
uphill
reversal
crash
collapse
squeeze
affliction
reverse
scourge
devastation
depression
apocalypse
bad situation
desperate straits
zero hour
with nowhere to turn
big trouble
worst-case scenario
reversal of fortune
car crash
obstacle
equation
potential crisis
emergency situation
urgent situation
situational problem
discomfiture
quicksand
case
circumstances
diffict situation
hurdle
jumble
mass of problems
involvement
botched situation
troublesome situation
brouhaha
enmeshment
embroilment
spectacle
impediment
commotion
fuss
incident
scene
disturbance
business
tension
occasion
melodrama
affair
adventure
row
source of trouble
danger
fracas
sensation
thrill
excitement
thorn in the flesh
jeopardy
peril
farce
difficult problem
embarrassing situation
embarrassing problem
soap opera
imperilment
to-do
tear-jerker
crossroads
endangerment
head
conjuncture
Dunkirk
risk
meltdown
misadventure
urgency
pressure
harm's way
ruin
blight
stress
whammy
pretty
shock
monstrosity
bomb
woe
shipwreck
disorderliness
desolation
holocaust
trial
messiness
bust
crossroad
a bad situation
a hole
mystification
turning point
a fix
a jam
panic stations
bottleneck
a plight
a mess
choke point
a predicament
a scrape
a tight corner
a sorry condition
a bind
contingency
a difficult situation
indigence
destitution
boiling point
hot potato
heavy blow
stroke of ill luck
breaking point
flash point
crunch time
extreme suffering
more ❯
“We humans are faced with a
catch-22
of our own natures in confronting change.”
Noun
▲
Something that is self-contradictory
dichotomy
paradox
incongruity
contradiction
inconsistency
anomaly
oxymoron
self-contradiction
contradiction in terms
conflict
oddity
absurdity
conundrum
enigma
mystery
puzzle
error
irony
juxtaposition
riddle
ambiguity
catch
shocker
antinomy
koan
quandary
reverse psychology
difference
opposition
contrariety
clash
incongruousness
polarity
mismatch
discrepancy
separation
variance
disagreement
division
antagonism
disparity
incompatibility
aporia
discordance
divergence
contrast
irreconcilability
dissonance
contrariness
contraposition
gulf
split
lack of congruence
antithesis
lack of harmony
contradistinction
chasm
divorce
polarisation
UK
polarization
US
stark contrast
impasse
inappropriateness
oppositeness
peculiarity
contradictio in terminis
inharmoniousness
unsuitability
duality
paradoxical nature
strangeness
bizarreness
inaptness
contradictoriness
antonymy
extraneousness
oddness
unsuitableness
dissimilarity
opposure
variation
unlikeness
inequality
disjunction
disproportion
antilogy
flaw
bucking
illogicality
deviation
disunion
inconsonance
repugnancy
oppugnancy
irreconcilable difference
disproportionateness
lack of consistency
difference of opinion
lack of similarity
lack of accord
self-contradictoriness
more ❯
“This is further complicated by the
catch-22
statement of faith, where a man sincerely claims a non-existent malady so that he can be healed.”
Noun
▲
Something that needs to be resolved
problem
hindrance
dilemma
issue
trouble
headache
obstacle
setback
adversity
pickle
predicament
quandary
hassle
hurdle
misfortune
obstruction
plight
worry
botheration
burden
catch
dispute
drawback
mess
perplexity
question
bugbear
count
crunch
disagreement
doubt
downside
habit
scrape
squeeze
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
hot water
negative aspect
point at issue
box
complication
difficulty
glitch
hitch
snag
teething trouble
grievance
bother
pitfall
impediment
hiccup
barrier
vexation
tight spot
handicap
stumbling block
difficult situation
rub
thorn in one's side
source of difficulty
trammel
thorn in the flesh
gremlin
source of trouble
muddle
vexed question
mix-up
question mark
hot potato
hornets' nest
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
more ❯
Noun
▲
A situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made
deadlock
impasse
stalemate
standstill
halt
gridlock
standoff
cessation
checkmate
draw
logjam
stand-off
stop
stoppage
block
dead end
Mexican standoff
pause
wall
full stop
end of the road
tie
arrest
dead heat
stand
end
suspension
break
stay
discontinuation
interruption
discontinuance
rest
lapse
cutoff
letup
freeze
dead stop
interval
finish
respite
intermission
delay
close
toss-up
interlude
wash
termination
conclusion
hiatus
wait
breather
bottleneck
check
holdup
snarl-up
ending
shutdown
closure
lull
obstacle
layoff
expiration
arrestment
surcease
closedown
blockage
stopover
shutoff
time out
breathing space
roadblock
break-off
traffic jam
screeching halt
grinding halt
screaming halt
buildup
morass
stumbling block
hole
inaction
collision
showdown
level
stymie
even money
communication breakdown
cross-purposes
recess
disruption
closing
occlusion
winding-up
time-out
completion
culmination
desistance
finale
end of the line
brick wall
wrap-up
wind-up
moratorium
downtime
gap
adjournment
even game
photo finish
drawn battle
abeyance
interregnum
interim
entr'acte
lacuna
breath
caesura
pausation
comma
beat
hush
stillness
hitch
backup
jam
clog
congestion
barrier
tailback
snarl
let-up
hold-up
breathing spell
coffee break
lapse of time
break off
happy hour
rest period
sig alert
cease
no through road
cul-de-sac
road block
blank wall
blind alley
nowhere to turn
stopping
offset
more ❯
Noun
▲
An issue or problem requiring resolution
challenge
issue
matter
affair
subject
concern
focus
question
theme
topic
argument
case
contention
interest
point
predicament
problem
quandary
subject matter
catch
conundrum
dilemma
enigma
matter of contention
point of contention
quagmire
snag
crux
hole
mire
puzzle
puzzlement
stumper
hitch
jam
pickle
pitfall
trouble
knot
nut
complication
bother
difficulty
perplexity
situation
task
incident
undertaking
upset
worry
distress
setback
adversity
plight
hassle
botheration
mess
burden
misfortune
headache
hindrance
worriment
grievance
to-do
equation
thing
point at issue
more ❯
Noun
▲
A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems
vicious circle
domino effect
chain reaction
vicious cycle
causal nexus
endless loop
no-win situation
death spiral
eternal return
chain of circumstances
concatenation of events
impasse
stalemate
cause and effect
knock-on effect
chemical reaction
ripples in a pond
powder train
train of events
series of events
ripple effect
downward spiral
predicament
Adjective
▲
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
catchy
difficult
tricky
thorny
delicate
sensitive
problematic
knotty
sticky
ticklish
prickly
tough
hairy
touchy
problematical
dodgy
nasty
tricksy
spiny
loaded
awkward
intricate
complicated
complex
hard
involved
convoluted
perplexing
uncertain
troublesome
taxing
irksome
controversial
bothersome
precarious
vexed
trying
worrying
vexatious
risky
embarrassing
baffling
concerning
dicey
critical
upsetting
uncomfortable
unstable
fiddly
rocky
chancy
nettlesome
volatile
puzzling
unpleasant
contentious
nice
unsteady
formidable
gnarly
touch-and-go
capricious
fickle
temperamental
inconstant
mercurial
dangerous
variable
changeable
unpredictable
paradoxical
intractable
mystifying
harassing
uneasy
provocative
severe
heated
wicked
sophisticated
profound
emotive
divisive
scandalous
rough
iffy
like herding cats
strenuous
subtle
heavy
rugged
hair-trigger
painful
laborious
operose
discomforting
penetrating
searching
quirky
undependable
annoying
distressing
disturbing
demanding
arduous
wearisome
challenging
worrisome
troubling
forbidding
daunting
tiresome
burdensome
onerous
harrowing
grievous
galling
tedious
hazardous
punishing
irritating
niggling
vexing
unsettling
torturous
perturbing
oppressive
uphill
excruciating
grim
inconvenient
agonizing
US
perilous
agonising
UK
exacting
exasperating
harsh
gruelling
UK
grueling
US
tortuous
rigorous
impossible
disquieting
ponderous
bruising
wearying
testing
brutal
backbreaking
ambitious
stressful
exhausting
wearing
fierce
crushing
back-breaking
fatiguing
tormenting
herculean
toilsome
hellish
unsparing
aggravating
alarming
traumatic
killer
effortful
nerve-racking
disagreeable
incommodious
grave
harrying
maddening
dubious
mighty
intense
painstaking
weighty
extreme
colossal
jarring
awful
unforgiving
tiring
pesky
titanic
tight
discomposing
tall
moiling
sweaty
dire
bleak
debilitating
nagging
toilful
serious
cumbersome
draining
troublous
upstream
vigorous
intimidating
unyielding
grinding
sapping
gargantuan
energy-consuming
Herculean
pestiferous
pestilent
plaguy
pestilential
dismaying
bitter
problem
scary
crippling
merciless
unnerving
prohibitive
rankling
anxious-making
immense
unremitting
staggering
gigantic
infuriating
unbearable
intolerable
distressful
knackering
solemn
humiliating
really hard
very hard
infernal
irking
depleting
killing
shattering
messy
compromising
abrasive
riling
cringey
cringeworthy
chafing
carking
nettling
peeving
frustrating
confounded
mean
disconcerting
flustering
unsafe
parlous
ugly
discomfiting
immoderate
dark
rebarbative
cussed
pesty
plaguey
cringe-making
stringent
unfriendly
spartan
hostile
suspect
questionable
imperious
murderous
stiff
hellacious
high-risk
backbreaker
nerve-wracking
easier said than done
slavish
torturesome
drudgy
labored
US
vicious
cruel
laboured
UK
high-pressure
tough going
worksome
savage
scabrous
uphill battle
unendurable
hard-won
fraught with danger
no picnic
marathon
difficile
ominous
insufferable
not easy
ferocious
almighty
kittle
grating
provoking
objectionable
displeasing
treacherous
vulnerable
devilish
wretched
repugnant
thoroughgoing
hefty
discouraging
enraging
lamentable
deplorable
unwelcome
antagonizing
US
demeaning
degrading
devil of a
unsound
threatening
major
afflicting
disappointing
kid-glove
embarrassed
insecure
shaky
untimely
discountenancing
charged
tense
teasing
festering
antipathetic
shameful
unsatisfying
unattractive
antagonising
UK
bewildering
elaborate
incomprehensible
confounding
tickly
high-impact
like getting blood out of a stone
toe-curling
enough to try the patience of a saint
enough to drive you up the wall
unchancy
erratic
fluctuant
fraught
dolorous
bumpy
harrasive
persnickety
unmanageable
itchy
confronting
distressed
afflictive
scratchy
incalculable
pressing
exigent
uncontrollable
causing discomfort
ill-fitting
ungovernable
pick-and-shovel
time-consuming
Augean
unreasonable
incontrollable
exorbitant
excessive
insoluble
unfair
out of control
steep
impossible to cope with
out of hand
infestive
damaging
repressive
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