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What is another word for
hot potato
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An awkward issue, especially one with which nobody wants to be associated and gets passed around
A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them
Celebrated case
Sticky wicket
A danger or risk
A situation that requires resolution
An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger
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Noun
▲
An awkward issue, especially one with which nobody wants to be associated and gets passed around
controversy
difficulty
problem
issue
matter
point
knotty problem
tricky issue
bone of contention
sensitive issue
tricky problem
live issue
football
affair
question
subject
topic
concern
case
situation
circumstance
dispute
contention
consideration
complication
inquiry
US
proposition
grievance
query
point of contention
enquiry
UK
occasion
matter of contention
argument
theme
matter in question
goings-on
point of departure
item
business
point in question
proceeding
talking point
point at issue
subject matter
puzzle
can of worms
thing
“The political
hot potato
was now safely in a silver plater and no longer burning Congressional hands.”
Noun
▲
A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them
pass the parcel
“Words to focus on while playing
Hot Potato
are music, stop, ball, pass, and out.”
Noun
▲
Celebrated case
cause celebre
talk of the town
uproar
affair
bone of contention
celebrated case
controversial case
controversial issue
controversy
debate
fuss
grist for the gossip mill
matter of the moment
moot point
political football
rumor
US
rumour
UK
scandal
topic of the day
war of words
Noun
▲
Sticky wicket
tar baby
sticky wicket
Noun
▲
A danger or risk
hazard
risk
peril
danger
trouble
threat
menace
jeopardy
endangerment
imperilment
pitfall
perilousness
problem
difficulty
imminence
deathtrap
dynamite
double trouble
risky business
thin ice
insecurity
exigency
distress
precariousness
uncertainty
instability
vulnerability
exposure
emergency
crisis
slipperiness
riskiness
tinderbox
timebomb
flashpoint
volcano
being on the precipice
time bomb
flash point
powder keg
concern
worry
accident waiting to happen
torment
liability
troublemaker
cause for alarm
venture
source of fear
source of fright
source of dread
source of terror
source of apprehension
precipice
probability
clouds
possibility
storm
harm's way
chance
lack of protection
lack of safety
unsafety
rockiness
chanciness
tenuousness
likelihood
defencelessness
unguardedness
iffiness
prospect
dubiety
dodginess
unpredictableness
unpredictability
speculation
fear
exposedness
leap in the dark
contingency
subjection
susceptibility
contact
accident
gamble
susceptivity
defenselessness
double-trouble
at risk
on the line
on the spot
out on a limb
submission
laying open
vulnerableness
susceptiveness
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Noun
▲
A situation that requires resolution
issue
problem
difficulty
predicament
adversity
bother
complication
dilemma
grievance
obstacle
pitfall
quandary
trouble
barrier
dispute
drawback
hassle
headache
hiccup
hindrance
hitch
impediment
plight
snag
vexation
worry
catch
difficult situation
handicap
hurdle
mess
obstruction
pickle
rub
stumbling block
tight spot
catch-22
gremlin
mix-up
muddle
question mark
source of difficulty
source of trouble
thorn in one's side
thorn in the flesh
trammel
vexed question
fly in the ointment
hornets' nest
monkey wrench in the works
spanner in the works
setback
disadvantage
downside
botheration
weakness
defect
limitation
hazard
scrape
inconvenience
holdup
nuisance
facer
doubt
bar
block
burden
check
crimp
deterrent
question
drag
glitch
flaw
clog
minus
disbenefit
can of worms
disputed point
gotcha
embarrassment
point at issue
delay
gimmick
joker
fault
uphill
detriment
booby trap
land mine
misfortune
count
crunch
squeeze
disagreement
hot water
perplexity
box
encumbrance
shortcoming
restriction
inhibition
worriment
fetter
bugbear
cramp
stop
manacle
interference
chain
holdback
restraint
imperfection
balk
US
curb
shackles
stoppage
let
aggravation
deficiency
brake
knot
blockage
bug
liability
cumber
barricade
bind
millstone
prob
negative
discouragement
entanglement
baulk
UK
ill
road block
upset
distress
case
tribulation
challenge
pinch
consequence
trap
matter
sticking point
stumbling stone
downfall
to-do
hamper
blockade
stone in one's path
mishap
puzzler
snare
failing
habit
spot
negative aspect
interruption
teething trouble
unseen problem
the rub
snafu
tangle
lack
banana skin
debit
strike
hold-up
incommodity
disability
damper
hang-up
evil
weak point
weak spot
uncertainty
reservation
annoyance
pest
irritant
query
trial
pain
peeve
exasperation
irk
frustration
ruffle
thorn
aggro
bore
nark
bane
quagmire
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
pain in the rear
pain in the backside
source of irritation
source of annoyance
fair cow
hair shirt
stricture
shackle
prohibition
retardation
wall
retardment
impairment
load
bottleneck
disablement
disorder
dead weight
red tape
millstone around your neck
albatross
ball and chain
weight
strain
impedance
stress
hardship
pressure
imposition
hampering
tax
baggage
gridlock
kink
monkey wrench
obligation
cross to bear
penalty
demand
drain
prevention
cumbrance
lock
inhibitor
straitjacket
blemish
excess baggage
preventive
constraint
cross
jam-up
onus
duty
affliction
hangup
con
responsibility
deadweight
task
traverse
breakdown
complaint
blocking
slowing
bump
handicapping
error
disincentive
bad
pale
wait
circumvention
small difficulty
roadblock
care
privation
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
detainment
detention
afterdeal
flip side
other side of the coin
malfunction
blank wall
mountain to climb
glass ceiling
sabotage
intervention
blip
holding pattern
trick
foot dragging
deal-breaker
conundrum
dodge
ploy
puzzle
wile
anomaly
something wrong
traffic jam
joker in the pack
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
debt
unwanted responsibility
concern
accountability
charge
mental weight
anxiety
blame
punishment
unpleasant aspect
despite
uphill battle
monkey on back
cost
consequences
inadequacy
fallibility
harm
toll
price
damage
frailty
foible
want
vice
instability
gap
sin
demerit
hole
dereliction
lapse
unsoundness
deformity
injury
hurt
expense
chink in the armor
sore point
Achilles heel
chink in your armour
undesirable consequences
adverse effects
ramification
more ❯
Noun
▲
An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger
crisis
catastrophe
disaster
emergency
plight
predicament
dilemma
mess
trouble
calamity
extremity
fiasco
mire
quagmire
quandary
adversity
cataclysm
conundrum
setback
tragedy
upheaval
bind
blow
complication
difficulty
distress
entanglement
impasse
pickle
chaos
debacle
disarray
disorder
drama
failure
hardship
havoc
hole
imbroglio
issue
jam
meltdown
perplexity
problem
stew
strait
tribulation
collapse
crash
fix
hell
misadventure
misfortune
mishap
muddle
pass
pinch
pressure
reversal
shambles
tinderbox
turmoil
urgency
blight
confusion
depression
devastation
exigency
horror
reverse
ruin
scourge
scrape
stress
trauma
whammy
affliction
apocalypse
bomb
bust
desolation
disorderliness
embarrassment
hassle
holocaust
messiness
monstrosity
puzzle
shipwreck
shock
situation
trial
woe
dire straits
hard times
hot water
sticky situation
deep water
sad state
critical situation
heavy blow
tricky situation
car crash
difficult situation
problematic situation
big trouble
hang-up
tight corner
tight spot
unfortunate situation
awkward situation
hell on earth
rabbit hole
sorry condition
train wreck
reversal of fortune
spot of bother
vicious circle
stroke of ill luck
bad news
no-win situation
tight situation
double trouble
worst-case scenario
big problem
serious problem
juncture
corner
spot
crunch
zero hour
swamp
vicissitude
clutch
head
rattrap
accident
sticky wicket
catch-22
crossroads
turning point
box
bother
misery
desperate straits
circumstance
conjuncture
Dunkirk
crossroad
kettle of fish
mischance
boiling point
breaking point
flash point
rigor
US
jackpot
crunch time
rigour
UK
urgent situation
panic stations
upset
pretty kettle of fish
fine kettle of fish
double bind
burden
pain
contingency
tension
cross
contretemps
bale
waterloo
buffet
curtains
wretchedness
danger
asperity
disturbance
how-do-you-do
the worst
catch
stroke of bad luck
can of worms
exigence
stage
ruination
occasion
sorrow
squeeze
need
state
condition
wreck
necessity
spectacle
commotion
fuss
deadlock
ill
mishanter
scene
excitement
adventure
straits
bad day
affair
incident
a jam
a scrape
a hole
a fix
headache
drag
knock
tangle
hardness
uncertainty
nakba
bad luck
conflict
poser
huge problem
imperativeness
holy mess
unholy mess
to-do
uphill battle
ticklish situation
dog's breakfast
hard nut to crack
complicated situation
major obstacle
large problem
serious dilemma
serious complication
difficult choice
large difficulty
serious predicament
climacteric
indigence
destitution
duress
quicksand
want
discomfiture
equation
emergency situation
potential crisis
tight squeeze
extreme suffering
loss
situational problem
comess
jumble
stuckness
involvement
jolt
jar
big mess
act of God
grief
botched situation
business
row
melodrama
diffict situation
indecision
downturn
tragic event
thrill
fracas
sensation
downfall
evil
dependency
dependence
farce
glitch
catastrophy
facer
state of things
state of affairs
uphill
mix-up
struggle
bad situation
mischanter
worst outcome
worst possible outcome
worst that could happen
worst case
worst comes to worst
soup
abyss
pretty
position
infliction
oppression
frustration
down
reverse of fortune
a bad situation
bottleneck
a plight
a mess
a sorry condition
bewilderment
mystification
a predicament
a difficult situation
snarl
snafu
complexity
bad thing
devastating blow
panic
tear-jerker
suffering
blue ruin
exertion
painfulness
knot
hazard
a tight corner
a bind
Gordian knot
unpredictable situation
mare's nest
hornet's nest
troublesome problem
snake pit
complex problem
Pandora's box
barricade
discouragement
sweat
labor
US
labour
UK
crux
moment
unforeseen circumstance
heartache
heartbreak
choke point
rough go
torture
torment
double whammy
cross to bear
knock-back
time pressure
hurry
harassment
travails
dolour
a stew
a spot
dead end
a pickle
downer
bummer
poison
hurting
jinx
skids
histrionics
peril
theatrics
dramatics
unforeseen circumstances
tough luck
ill-luck
pain in the rear
harsh conditions
tough situation
bad break
ill-fortune
pain in the backside
hard knocks
evil eye
trials and tribulations
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
kiss of death
ill luck
ill fortune
theatre
UK
theatricals
theater
US
pushing poop uphill
rough seas
up poop creak without a paddle
perilous experiences
song and dance
dangerous experiences
exciting experiences
interval
desperation
point in time
force of circumstance
force majeure
pressure of circumstance
ordeal
worry
travail
inconvenience
discomfort
agony
disappointment
curse
anguish
anxiety
hitch
visitation
casualty
annoyance
load
vexation
rotten luck
harm
snag
unpleasantness
disadvantage
nuisance
albatross
infelicity
hard luck
grievance
bane
strain
privation
hurt
nightmare
austerity
defeat
hard time
unluckiness
millstone
crucible
unluck
dole
test
hindrance
persecution
injury
lapse
obstacle
unhappiness
sadness
blunder
hurdle
plague
difficulties
slip
encumbrance
drain
toil
deprivation
drudgery
mishappening
poverty
haplessness
check
gauntlet
penury
neediness
weight
unfortunateness
botheration
drawback
obstruction
lack
dolor
untowardness
rainy day
severe test
thorn in the flesh
harshness
grind
error
damage
severity
miscalculation
tough break
savagery
battle
tumult
challenge
excruciation
rack
trough
throe
impoverishment
rout
destruction
fire
worriment
demands
beggary
gantlet
mistake
dispute
impecuniousness
impecuniosity
cruelty
aggravation
difficult task
evil fortune
evil chance
non-success
tall order
uphill struggle
tough grind
tough assignment
hold-up
hiccup
impediment
barrier
smash
body blow
bad patch
humiliation
unfortunate incident
handicap
doom
bad experience
trying time
trammel
undoing
kick in the teeth
bitter pill
one in the eye
sad event
thorn in one's side
faux pas
stumbling block
spanner in the works
fly in the ointment
dreadful thing
awful thing
terrible thing
detriment
endeavor
US
effort
endeavour
UK
disease
slog
case
mischief
boo-boo
ill-treatment
cumber
breakdown
ills
long haul
hard work
irritation
disquiet
disbenefit
angst
failing
calvary
heat
pest
malice
crucifixion
sordidness
matter
care
martyrdom
ticklish spot
wronging
agitation
letdown
comedown
Gehenna
murder
passion
lack of success
dud
punishment
inclemency
intolerance
obduracy
roughness
cancer
hard knock
total
pileup
smashup
lot
bath
collision
demandingness
derangement
outburst
traumatization
ill chance
stroke
canker
repulse
strife
turnabout
vanquishment
conquering
difficult time
unpredictable outcome
flood
fall
troubles
retribution
pestilence
pitfall
stack-up
crack-up
fender-bender
wrack-up
malaise
pressure cooker
rear-ender
irritant
bad fortune
vengeance
penalty
hydra
exasperation
besetment
trials
grievous blow
fell stroke
rotten break
rough situation
hell in a handbasket
devil's own luck
hard cheese
raw deal
monkey wrench in the works
vexed question
question mark
gremlin
rub
source of difficulty
hornets' nest
source of trouble
rough going
serious accident
fatigue
delay
holdup
holdback
burdens
exertions
crimp
inefficacy
block
cramp
bafflement
bad trot
question
skid row
nervous tension
pressure of work
brutality
financial distress
humble beginnings
Herculean task
overthrow
habit
count
bugbear
downside
doubt
disagreement
ruthlessness
inhumanity
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
monkey wrench
negative aspect
point at issue
disputed point
teething trouble
unseating
deposition
ousting
vanquishing
conquest
toppling
overturn
end
elimination
shame
debasement
annihilation
disgrace
death
relentlessness
nemesis
Waterloo
labefaction
exactingness
trip
destroyer
omission
last straw
loss of power
stumble
misstep
bad omen
flaw
fumble
final straw
fault
subversion
toughness
acerbity
severeness
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hot potato
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