Desperate straits
Desperate straits noun - A state of extreme distress.
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Synonyms for Desperate straits
Tight situation and desperate straits are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tight situation" instead a noun phrase "Desperate straits".
Tight situation
Desperate straits and tight situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desperate straits" instead a noun phrase "Tight situation".
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- extremity and desperate straits
- extremity and tight situation
- trouble and desperate straits
- trouble and tight situation
- jam and desperate straits
- jam and tight situation
- distress and desperate straits
- distress and tight situation
- predicament and desperate straits
- predicament and tight situation
- difficulty and desperate straits
- difficulty and tight situation
- plight and desperate straits
- plight and tight situation
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Tight situation and Desperate straits. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate_straits/tight_situation
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