Paradox
Paradox noun - Someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another.
Quandary and paradox are semantically related in puzzle topic. In some cases you can use "Quandary" instead a noun "Paradox", when it comes to topics like enigma.
Nearby Words: paradoxical, paradoxically
Quandary
Quandary noun - A situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular paradox | particular quandary |
| similar | similar paradox | similar quandary |
| severe | severe paradox | severe quandary |
| interesting | interesting paradox | interesting quandary |
| Other adjectives: personal, ancient, major, minor, cosmic, philosophical. | ||
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