quandary

Contingency is a related term of quandary.

As nouns the difference between contingency and quandary

is that contingency is (uncountable) the quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability while quandary is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.

Circumstance is a related term of quandary.

As nouns the difference between circumstance and quandary

is that circumstance is that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things while quandary is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.

As a verb circumstance

is to place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.

As nouns the difference between query and quandary

is that query is a question or inquiry while quandary is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.

As a verb query

is to ask, inquire.

Quandary is a related term of jam.

As a noun quandary

is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.

As a symbol jam is

the iso 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for jamaica.

Quandary is a related term of pinch.

As nouns the difference between quandary and pinch

is that quandary is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament while pinch is the action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

As a verb pinch is

to squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

Exigency is a synonym of quandary.

As nouns the difference between exigency and quandary

is that exigency is the demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural ) while quandary is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.

As nouns the difference between quandary and embarrassment

is that quandary is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament while embarrassment is a state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

As nouns the difference between emergency and quandary

is that emergency is a situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention while quandary is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.

As a noun quandary

is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.

As an adjective futile is

incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

As nouns the difference between dilema and quandary

is that dilema is dilemma while quandary is a state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.