Complicated situation
Gordian knot and complicated situation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gordian knot" instead a noun phrase "Complicated situation".
Gordian knot
Gordian knot noun - An intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia.
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Synonyms for Gordian knot
Complicated situation and Gordian knot are semantically related. You can use "Complicated situation" instead a noun phrase "Gordian knot".
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Related pairs
- trouble and complicated situation
- trouble and Gordian knot
- problem and complicated situation
- problem and Gordian knot
- complication and complicated situation
- complication and Gordian knot
- predicament and complicated situation
- predicament and Gordian knot
- difficulty and complicated situation
- difficulty and Gordian knot
- mess and complicated situation
- mess and Gordian knot
- quagmire and complicated situation
- quagmire and Gordian knot
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