Thesaurus
catch–22
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CATCH-22
1
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized <the drug lowers cholesterol, but the catch-22 is that it mainly lowers good cholesterol>
2
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape <the catch-22 faced by every first-time loan applicant: how to get a loan without a credit history>
3
a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices <an environmental catch-22: building wind farms results in scenic eyesores; not building wind farms results in greater pollution from fossil fuels>
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