Dilemma and Possibility

Dilemma

Dilemma noun - A situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices.

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Possibility and dilemma are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Possibility" instead a noun "Dilemma".

Possibility noun - Something that can develop or become actual.

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Dilemma and possibility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dilemma" instead a noun "Possibility".

Nearby Words: possible, possibly

human	human dilemma	human possibility
rare	rare dilemma	rare possibility
single	single dilemma	single possibility
simple	simple dilemma	simple possibility
Other adjectives: romantic, actual, entire, real, big, serious, huge, potential, interesting, new, horrifying, greater, different.

Of course, the former is a dilemma Lee, Lilly, Kenny and Clementine find themselves in when faced with the possibility of an undead Larry, while the latter, Mark finds that he is dinner.

Source: Video Game / The Walking Dead
In the 'Incinerator' segment of Zero Time Dilemma, the developers anticipated that players would try to click on Sigma's chest, and wrote dialogue for just that possibility.

Source: Eating the Eye Candy
Downer Ending: By design (being the Prisoner's Dilemma and all), the Prize Fight had this possibility.

Source: Series / Take It All

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