Can of worms synonyms
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hard-nut-to-crack
(Idiomatic) An amount that is difficult to finance.
A source of many unforeseen troubles:
dog-s-breakfast
(UK, Australia, Canada, idiomatic) An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess.
Something complex:
A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper; someone you need to placate.
A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity
gordian-knot
(Gr. Legend, proper) A knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which an oracle reveals will be undone only by the future master of Asia: Alexander the Great, failing to untie it, cuts the knot with his sword
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(Informal) A cause of worry, annoyance, or trouble
A situation fraught with trouble, hostility, risk, etc.
Alternative spelling of mare's nest.
A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:
Dealing with a moral or social problem:
(Figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
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The definition of a quandary is a dilemma or a state of uncertainty.
To throw into confusion
Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.
To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
A person, circumstance, or event that causes annoyance, distress, difficulty, etc.
unpredictable situation
A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity
A violent or highly contentious situation:
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A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
easy (related)
A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity
Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
(Logic) One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
Find another word for can of worms. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for can of worms, like: hard-nut-to-crack, pandora-s-box, dog-s-breakfast, complexity, complication, difficult situation, gordian-knot, headache, hornet's nest, hot water and mare-s-nest.