Word Meanings - PREDICAMENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

See PLIGHT (more info) 1. A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition. "O woeful sympathy;

Additional info about word: PREDICAMENT

See PLIGHT (more info) 1. A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition. "O woeful sympathy; piteous predicament!" Shak.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PREDICAMENT)

• Case
• Occurrence
• circumstance
• contingency
• event
• plight
• predicament
• fact
• subject
• condition
• instance
• Category
• State
• kind
• nature
• order
• mode
• sort
• class
• Condition
• case
• mood
• term
• qualification
• requisite
• stipulation
• proviso
• situation
• circumstances
• Situation
• Locality
• position
• top
• site
• seat
• post
• place
• residence
• aspect
• footing
• office
• birth
• standing

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of PREDICAMENT)

• Suppress
• repress
• suppose
• imply
• deny
• contradict
• retract

Related words: (words related to PREDICAMENT)

• CLASSIFIC
  Characterizing a class or classes; relating to classification.
• INSTANCE
  1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Undertook at her instance to restore them. Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. The instances that second marriage
• STATESMANLIKE
  Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.
• CLASSIFICATORY
  Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification. "A classificatory system." Earle.
• IMPLY
  1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. "His head in curls implied." Chapman. 2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting. Where a mulicious act is
• CONTRADICTABLE
  Capable of being contradicting.
• CLASSICISM
  A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. C. Kingsley.
• STATEHOOD
  The condition of being a State; as, a territory seeking Statehood.
• CATEGORY
  One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or undecomposable conception; a predicament. The categories or predicaments -- the former a Greek
• SUBJECTION
  1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing. The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the rebels. Sir M. Hale. 2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government
• QUALIFICATION
  1. The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified. 2. That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success;
• EVENT
  1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years." Macaulay. To watch quietly the course of events. Jowett There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. Eccl. ix.
• SUBJECTIST
  One skilled in subjective philosophy; a subjectivist.
• PLACEMENT
  1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed. 2. Position; place.
• CLASSIS
  An ecclesiastical body or judicat (more info) 1. A class or order; sort; kind. His opinion of that classis of men. Clarendon.
• SUBJECTNESS
  Quality of being subject.
• RETRACTOR
  One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically: In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
• FOOTMARK
  A footprint; a track or vestige. Coleridge.
• OFFICEHOLDER
  An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
• CONTRADICTIVE
  Contradictory; inconsistent. -- Con`tra*dict"ive*ly, adv..
• CREBRICOSTATE
  Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.
• PREREQUISITE
  Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success.
• GOOSEFOOT
  A genus of herbs mostly annual weeds; pigweed.
• IMPREVENTABLE
  Not preventable; invitable.
• SAGEBRUSH STATE
  Nevada; -- a nickname.
• POST OFFICE
  See POST
• OLD LINE STATE
  Maryland; a nickname, alluding to the fact that its northern boundary in Mason and Dixon's line.
• ENSTATE
  See INSTATE
• SURFOOT
  Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed. Nares.
• PREVENTATIVE
  That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
• SALTFOOT
  A large saltcellar formerly placed near the center of the table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.
• BYSTANDER
  One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.