facing a pivotal challenge Synonym

caustic, harsh, severe, biting, cutting, stinging, blistering, brutal, fierce, trenchant, acerbic, mordant, vitriolic, withering, sharp, acrimonious, scornful, devastating, savage [x]

obstacles, hindrances, impediments, difficulties, challenges, hurdles, barriers, delays, drawbacks, complications, issues, problems, snags, interruptions, disruptions, reversals, misfortunes, adversities, troubles, pitfalls, stumbling blocks, roadblocks, detours, glitches, slowdowns, stoppages, obstructions, encumbrances, inconveniences, frustrations, defeats, failures, missteps, mishaps, blunders, errors, mistakes, lapses, slips, collapses, breakdowns, regressions, declines, downturns, slumps, demotions, degradations, demises, downfalls [x]

adversities, difficulties, challenges, trials, tribulations, struggles, obstacles, burdens, troubles, misfortunes, woes, setbacks, afflictions, predicaments, plights, ordeals, pains, sufferings, distresses, miseries, inconveniences, hindrances, impediments, hardships, strains, stresses, toils, grieves, sorrows, calamities [x]

struggling-with, wrestling-with, dealing-with, contending-with, battling-with, coping-with, tackling, confronting, facing, addressing, managing, handling, navigating, combating, fighting, engaging-with, working-through, coming-to-terms-with, enduring, persevering-through, grappling, wrestling, struggling, dealing, contending, battling, coping, engaging, coming-to-terms, persevering [x]

issues, difficulties, challenges, troubles, obstacles, complications, concerns, dilemmas, predicaments, setbacks, hitches, snags, quandaries, crises, adversities, hardships, tribulations, glitches, impediments, nuisances, worries, annoyances, grievances, plights, perplexities, conundrums, inconveniences, stumbling blocks, vexations, afflictions, misfortunes, headaches, trials, woes, struggles, hindrances, barriers, encumbrances, burdens [x]

kämpfend mit, sich auseinandersetzend mit, sich abmühend mit, sich herumschlagend mit, sich raufend mit, sich abplagend mit, sich abquälend mit, sich abarbeitend an, sich abkämpfend mit, sich abmühend an, sich abquälend an, sich abplagend an, sich herumschlagend an, sich raufend an, sich auseinandersetzend an [x]

hardships, difficulties, challenges, trials, tribulations, misfortunes, setbacks, obstacles, hurdles, struggles, woes, afflictions, calamities, troubles, predicaments, plights, crises, adversities, dilemmas, quandaries, vicissitudes, burdens [x]

complications, intricacies, difficulties, challenges, nuances, subtleties, intricateness, convolutions, entanglements, perplexities, sophistications, elaborations, involvements, twists, turns, layers, facets, dimensions, hurdles, obstacles, barriers, impediments, snags, issues, problems, quandaries, predicaments, dilemmas, intricacy, complexity, sophistication, convolution, entanglement, perplexity, elaboration, involvement, twist, turn, layer, facet, dimension, hurdle, obstacle, barrier, impediment, snag, issue, problem, quandary, predicament, dilemma [x]

solves-the-problem, addresses-the-issue, overcomes-the-obstacle, meets-the-challenge, tackles-the-problem, handles-the-situation, deals-with-the-issue, conquers-the-challenge, fixes-the-problem, rectifies-the-issue, resolves-the-issue, surmounts-the-obstacle, takes-on-the-challenge, manages-the-problem, addresses-the-challenge, solves-the-issue, resolves-the-problem, handles-the-challenge, deals-with-the-problem, fixes-the-issue, rectifies-the-problem, overcomes-the-challenge, tackles-the-issue, conquers-the-problem, surmounts-the-challenge, takes-on-the-problem, manages-the-issue, addresses-the-problem, solves-the-challenge, resolves-the-situation, handles-the-issue, deals-with-the-challenge, fixes-the-challenge, rectifies-the-challenge, overcomes-the-issue, tackles-the-challenge, conquers-the-issue, surmounts-the-problem, takes-on-the-issue, manages-the-challenge, addresses-the-situation, solves-the-situation, resolves-the-obstacle, handles-the-obstacle, deals-with-the-obstacle, fixes-the-obstacle, rectifies-the-obstacle, overcomes-the-situation [x]

challenge, obstacle, hardship, trouble, problem, complication, struggle, adversity, hindrance, impediment, issue, snag, hurdle, predicament, quandary, dilemma, trial, tribulation, burden, inconvenience, nuisance, hassle, perplexity, strain, stress, effort, exertion, labor, toil, travail, pain, discomfort, distress, affliction, plight, pickle, bind, crunch, jam, scrape, mess, quagmire, morass, entanglement, complexity, intricacy, severity, rigor [x]

competing, challenging, disputing, opposing, vying, arguing, debating, fighting, struggling, contending, rivaling, countering, contradicting, resisting, defying, questioning, protesting, objecting, refuting, rebutting, denying, impeaching, litigating, appealing, contesting [x]

overcoming-obstacles, surmounting-barriers, clearing-hurd, tackling-challenges, conquering-difficulties, maneuvering-obstacles, negotiating-barriers, dealing-with-hurdles, addressing-challenges, overcoming-barriers [x]

mastering challenges, surmounting obstacles, conquering difficulties, overcoming hurdles, prevailing over problems, triumphing over adversity, beating the odds, navigating hardships, resolving issues, tackling problems, dealing with difficulties, handling challenges, addressing obstacles, managing hardships, surpassing barriers, defeating difficulties, overcoming setbacks, rising above challenges, enduring trials, weathering storms, overcoming impediments, conquering barriers, surmounting challenges, prevailing over difficulties, triumphing over challenges, beating challenges, navigating obstacles, resolving difficulties, tackling obstacles, dealing with challenges, handling difficulties, addressing challenges, managing challenges, surpassing obstacles, defeating challenges, overcoming adversities, rising above difficulties, enduring hardships, weathering difficulties, overcoming trials, conquering hardships, surmounting difficulties, prevailing over hardships, triumphing over problems, beating hardships, navigating challenges, resolving hardships, tackling difficulties [x]

be-in-a-bind, be-in-a-jam, be-in-a-pickle be-in-a-tight-spot, be-in-a-dilemma, be-in-trouble, be-in-a-fix, be-in-a-quandary, be-in-a-predicament, be-in-a-mess, be-in-hot-water, be-in-a-tight-corner, be-in-a-squeeze, be-in-a-spot, be-in-a-hole, be-in-a-tight-situation, be-in-a-difficult-position, be-in-a-sticky-situation, be-in-a-tight-spot, be-in-a-tough-situation, be-in-a-hard-place, be-in-a-corner, be-in-bind [x]

predicaments, difficulties, hardships, troubles, dilemmas, crises, quandaries, adversities, challenges, struggles, woes, tribulations, misfortunes, problems, perils, binds, jams, tight spots, sticky situations, pickles, messes, snares, entanglements, complications, obstacles, impediments, hurdles, setbacks, issues, concerns, worries, anxieties, fears, distresses, plights, perplexities, conundrums, puzzles, riddles, mysteries, enigmas, uncertainties, ambiguities, vaguenesses, obscurities, confusions, bewilderments, disarrays [x]