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What is another word for
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A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires
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
▲
A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires
bone of contention
controversy
difficulty
issue
knotty problem
live issue
problem
sensitive issue
tricky problem
pass the parcel
football
matter
point
hurdle
difference
obstacle
tender spot
dispute
sore point
argument
disagreement
apple of discord
beef
point in question
sticking point
debate
matter at hand
altercation
grounds for war
conflict
“It was a time when many of his old so-called friends had dropped him like a
hot potato
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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
rumour
UK
rumor
US
scandal
topic of the day
war of words
Noun
▲
Sticky wicket
tar baby
sticky wicket
Noun
▲
A danger or risk
hazard
danger
menace
peril
risk
threat
pitfall
problem
endangerment
imperilment
jeopardy
difficulty
imminence
trouble
perilousness
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
catch
snare
entanglement
quicksand
mesh
trap
toils
web
quagmire
tanglement
morass
meshes
tangle
chance
lack of safety
openness
unsafety
double-trouble
accident
gamble
at risk
net
likelihood
on the line
on the spot
noose
prospect
out on a limb
unpredictability
opportunity
speculation
fear
exposedness
contingency
entrapment
leap in the dark
drawback
snag
caution
bother
scare
thunder
issue
downfall
uphill
pit
deadfall
hook
mousetrap
consequence
swindle
downside
toil
setup
stumbling block
thorn in one's side
thorn in the flesh
pain in the bum
pain in the backside
pain in the rear
pain in the neck
banana skin
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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 flesh
thorn in one's side
trammel
vexed question
fly in the ointment
hornets' nest
monkey wrench in the works
spanner in the works
setback
disadvantage
hazard
botheration
question
doubt
downside
uphill
facer
holdup
crunch
scrape
burden
can of worms
disputed point
point at issue
inconvenience
block
bar
check
defect
deterrent
limitation
glitch
delay
embarrassment
weakness
curb
clog
drag
crimp
misfortune
count
squeeze
disagreement
hot water
bugbear
perplexity
box
nuisance
worriment
encumbrance
restriction
aggravation
fault
prob
let
stop
manacle
inhibition
shackles
cramp
chain
holdback
fetter
interference
balk
US
knot
flaw
restraint
discouragement
minus
gotcha
joker
gimmick
disbenefit
stoppage
detriment
barricade
blockage
cumber
entanglement
web
brake
millstone
baulk
UK
booby trap
bug
land mine
road block
upset
distress
case
uncertainty
query
reservation
challenge
matter
to-do
tribulation
factor
development
fix
blockade
puzzler
unseen problem
hamper
spot
cropper
pinch
prohibition
tie
load
shackle
disablement
impairment
retardation
bottleneck
retardment
disorder
stricture
wall
the rub
hold-up
dead weight
red tape
millstone around your neck
habit
interruption
negative aspect
teething trouble
mishap
snafu
hang-up
tangle
discontinuance
sticking point
stumbling stone
danger
peril
imperfection
stone in one's path
pest
risk
deficiency
liability
trap
irritant
pain
weak point
negative
debit
incommodity
strike
damper
weak spot
shortcoming
lack
failing
disability
ill
evil
imminence
menace
threat
bind
frustration
irk
annoyance
exasperation
thorn
aggro
trial
ruffle
peeve
downfall
snare
pit
deadfall
nark
bane
quagmire
hair shirt
bore
mousetrap
quicksand
toil
setup
hook
consequence
swindle
mesh
source of irritation
source of annoyance
pain in the neck
fair cow
pain in the bum
pain in the backside
banana skin
pain in the rear
constraint
impedance
impasse
albatross
ball and chain
deadlock
hampering
bone of contention
baggage
blocking
monkey wrench
traverse
jam
gridlock
lock
cumbrance
hangup
roadblock
preventive
blank wall
bond
corner
prevention
occlusion
rein
disincentive
straitjacket
checking
arrest
jam-up
mountain
congestion
excess baggage
circumvention
cross
limit
hardship
con
complaint
fetters
bonds
injury
bad
flip side
opposition
barring
choking
bump
mountain to climb
pale
deal-breaker
railing
fence
penalty
other side of the coin
psychological baggage
privation
affliction
afterdeal
iron
handcuff
checkmate
millstone round someone's neck
dissuasion
hobble
gyve
leg-iron
monkey on one's back
clot
snarl-up
saddle
snarl
debt
logjam
duty
guilt
determent
suppression
cuff
rope
yoke
bridling
curbing
repression
defensive measures
defence
UK
defense
US
leash
preventative
bridle
sabotage
intervention
electronic ankle bracelet
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
conundrum
dodge
ploy
joker in the pack
trick
puzzle
wile
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
foot dragging
interdict
putting an end to
putting an stop to
balking
US
embargo
nipping in the bud
sublimation
hole
toughie
toughy
puzzlement
mire
bad news
cross to bear
involvement
lease
chit
indebtment
loan
bite
pledge
balance
contract
damage
Achilles heel
mortgage
arrear
millstone round one's neck
jinx
tab
disaster area
possibility
IOU
due
contingency
remainder
account
downer
condition
bummer
crux
comedown
pity
down
disappointment
letdown
shame
control
regulation
no through road
stalemate
cul-de-sac
end of the road
blind alley
nowhere to turn
dead end
draw
standoff
standstill
stipulation
tight corner
strait
rule
demarcation
rider
containment
limits
circumscription
string
confinement
contraction
no-no
fine print
custody
bounds
strings
small difficulty
qualification
provision
ceiling
proviso
requirement
how-do-you-do
Gordian knot
misadventure
katzenjammer
nodus
deep water
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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
juncture
clutch
zero hour
corner
circumstance
crunch
spot
vicissitude
box
head
flash point
turning point
crossroads
condition
accident
conjuncture
Dunkirk
crossroad
swamp
rattrap
boiling point
breaking point
misery
state
crunch time
sticky wicket
asperity
contingency
mischance
rigor
US
kettle of fish
jackpot
desperate straits
position
stage
occasion
rigour
UK
deadlock
drag
upset
catch-22
scene
need
pretty kettle of fish
fine kettle of fish
pain
danger
panic stations
cross
moment
burden
tension
point
how-do-you-do
lot
mishanter
bale
status
buffet
disturbance
curtains
waterloo
wretchedness
interval
phase
necessity
the worst
stroke of bad luck
want
state of affairs
sorrow
exigence
urgent situation
point in time
squeeze
ruination
crux
standing
posture
spectacle
commotion
fuss
excitement
adventure
wreck
straits
outlook
prospect
affair
a jam
a scrape
a hole
a fix
incident
hardness
knock
nakba
surroundings
station
ticklish situation
tangle
scenario
bummer
place
ill
contretemps
catch
holy mess
unholy mess
rank
to-do
setting
bad luck
sphere
times
lifestyle
status quo
l
trouble spot
Dutch
jolt
jar
climacteric
indigence
destitution
hot spot
extreme suffering
time
convulsion
demand
constraint
requirement
loss
discomfiture
bother
act of God
evil
downfall
acuteness
demandingness
mix-up
flooding
tight squeeze
equation
needfulness
requisite
essential
imperativeness
wont
criticalness
pressingness
visitation
devastating blow
jumble
soup
emergency situation
potential crisis
botched situation
uphill battle
worst case
duress
downturn
station in life
situational problem
period
state of things
business
row
melodrama
diffict situation
uncertainty
indecision
conflict
worst outcome
dependency
dependence
comess
thrill
fracas
sensation
glitch
catastrophy
struggle
poser
farce
instant
choice
worst that could happen
involvement
bad situation
reverse of fortune
blue ruin
large order
rough go
facer
worst possible outcome
worst comes to worst
oppression
frustration
down
difficult choice
double bind
exertion
painfulness
knot
hazard
compulsion
push
climax
unforeseen circumstances
moment in time
uphill
tear-jerker
barricade
discouragement
sweat
labor
US
labour
UK
pretty
suffering
double whammy
cross to bear
knock-back
harassment
a bad situation
bottleneck
a plight
a mess
a sorry condition
bewilderment
mystification
a predicament
a difficult situation
grief
alluvion
end
stroke
casualty
culmination
finale
upshot
termination
infliction
fatality
denouement
heartache
heartbreak
histrionics
peril
theatrics
dramatics
a stew
a spot
dead end
a pickle
torture
torment
a tight corner
a bind
theatre
UK
theatricals
travails
dolour
downer
poison
hurting
jinx
skids
choke point
theater
US
tough luck
ill-luck
pain in the rear
harsh conditions
tough situation
bad break
ill-fortune
pain in the backside
hard knocks
evil eye
can of worms
trials and tribulations
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
kiss of death
ill luck
ill fortune
perilous experiences
song and dance
dangerous experiences
exciting experiences
circumstances
ordeal
worry
anxiety
travail
anguish
disappointment
agony
curse
discomfort
inconvenience
bane
annoyance
harm
hard luck
disadvantage
rotten luck
nuisance
vexation
hurt
unhappiness
infelicity
sadness
load
strain
unpleasantness
headache
privation
dole
hitch
hard time
grievance
unluckiness
albatross
defeat
deprivation
injury
snag
plague
poverty
penury
unluck
haplessness
austerity
persecution
lapse
dolor
care
nightmare
blunder
slip
encumbrance
drain
toil
drudgery
millstone
damage
test
check
excruciation
rack
weight
crucible
doom
unfortunateness
destruction
tough break
pest
lack
mischief
untowardness
botheration
hindrance
grind
error
miscalculation
battle
difficulties
detriment
challenge
impoverishment
mishappening
neediness
disease
rout
beggary
gauntlet
demands
wrong
impecuniousness
impecuniosity
non-success
irritation
difficult task
obstacle
gantlet
fire
tall order
evil fortune
evil chance
drawback
disservice
mistake
uphill struggle
tough grind
tough assignment
cancer
hold-up
contamination
hiccup
impediment
barrier
pollution
body blow
irritant
rub
aggravation
exasperation
pestilence
hurdle
canker
humiliation
smash
unfortunate incident
obstruction
handicap
corruption
bad experience
trammel
rainy day
kick in the teeth
one in the eye
sad event
severe test
trying time
thorn in one's flesh
undoing
debasement
annihilation
bitter pill
faux pas
stumbling block
spanner in the works
fly in the ointment
dreadful thing
awful thing
terrible thing
endeavor
US
effort
rotten break
devil's own luck
hard cheese
raw deal
slog
harshness
severity
hardshi
wronging
case
disquiet
squalor
heat
long haul
hard work
endeavour
UK
cumber
angst
sordidness
malice
agitation
failing
hard knock
letdown
comedown
martyrdom
bad thing
cruelty
worriment
matter
sickness
breakdown
passion
tumult
dud
throe
gloom
ills
punishment
boo-boo
offense
US
prejudice
offence
UK
ill-treatment
dejection
infirmity
weakness
stormy seas
derangement
outburst
traumatization
ticklish spot
despair
ill chance
disbenefit
melancholy
despondency
unpredictable outcome
lack of success
troubles
pressure cooker
sorriness
dolefulness
rear-ender
stack-up
total
crack-up
pileup
fender-bender
smashup
wrack-up
collision
fluke
retribution
bath
difficult going
hard going
pitfall
flood
fall
strife
repulse
grieving
lamentation
bemoaning
rue
blues
deploring
rain
regret
turnabout
vanquishment
conquering
vengeance
penalty
blast
thorn in side
Cancer
hydra
besetment
bad trot
dispute
rough going
irk
thorn
bugbear
peeve
aggro
ruffle
fell stroke
rough situation
burdens
exertions
monkey wrench in the works
vexed question
question mark
thorn in one's side
gremlin
source of difficulty
hornets' nest
source of trouble
blessing
benefit
hair shirt
calvary
menace
bad fortune
mildew
contagion
fungus
grievous blow
infestation
overthrow
serious accident
nervous tension
pressure of work
eyesore
withering
dump
sight
delay
holdup
holdback
rough seas
crimp
inefficacy
trials
unseating
deposition
ousting
vanquishing
conquest
toppling
block
cramp
bafflement
blot on the landscape
overturn
elimination
shame
disgrace
death
fatigue
nemesis
Waterloo
labefaction
trip
destroyer
omission
last straw
loss of power
stumble
misstep
bad omen
flaw
fumble
final straw
fault
subversion
impairment
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
monkey wrench
mutilation
stiffness
stiffening
intransigence
unresponsiveness
objectivity
punctiliousness
thoroughness
restriction
conscientiousness
tenacity
meticulousness
traditionalism
stricture
inclemency
intolerance
obduracy
roughness
dogmatism
consistency
firmness
conventionalism
disfigurement
vandalism
defacement
wreckage
scarring
vandalization
defilement
desecration
financial distress
Herculean task
vitiation
erosion
deterioration
wrecking
friction
shattering
battering
attrition
crushing
ruining
abuse
abrasion
adulteration
spoilage
knockout
detrition
wear and tear
illness
outrage
degeneration
bruise
waste
wound
cave-in
depreciation
marring
blemish
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