Hot potato
Hot potato noun - A difficult situation.
Impasse and hot potato are semantically related. in critical situation topic. In some cases you can use "Impasse" instead a noun phrase "Hot potato".
Impasse
Impasse noun - A point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in.
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Synonyms for Impasse
Hot potato and impasse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hot potato" instead a noun "Impasse".
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Related pairs
- extremity and hot potato
- extremity and impasse
- trouble and hot potato
- trouble and impasse
- crunch and hot potato
- crunch and impasse
- situation and hot potato
- situation and impasse
- predicament and hot potato
- predicament and impasse
- corner and hot potato
- corner and impasse
- mess and hot potato
- mess and impasse
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Impasse or Hot potato. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/impasse.
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