Dire straits
Dire straits noun - A state of extreme distress.
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Straitened circumstances and dire straits are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straitened circumstances" instead a noun phrase "Dire straits".
Straitened circumstances
Dire straits and straitened circumstances are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dire straits" instead a noun phrase "Straitened circumstances".
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- want and dire straits
- want and straitened circumstances
- distress and dire straits
- distress and straitened circumstances
- strait and dire straits
- strait and straitened circumstances
- poverty and dire straits
- poverty and straitened circumstances
- privation and dire straits
- privation and straitened circumstances
- destitution and dire straits
- destitution and straitened circumstances
- indigence and dire straits
- indigence and straitened circumstances
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Straitened circumstances and Dire straits. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire_straits/straitened_circumstances
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