Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: straits

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

Aber Falls produces a range of gins and whiskies which are distilled, matured, and bottled at a site located between the foothills of the Snowdonian mountains and the Menai straits.

Source: https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/23355354.aber-falls-kiosk-llandudno-pier-opens-st-davids-day/?ref=rss

Arguably the most talked-about movie of 2019, director Bong Joon-ho hit it out of the park with this black comedy thriller about a poor family in South Korea who, in an attempt to improve their dire straits, hatch a seemingly clever plan.

Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/best-thrillers-hulu/

But with his health in dire straits, he has issued his ‘final’ interview in which he pleads with : “How can I fix this?”

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1764742/meghan-markle-father-health

Even when he was in dire straits, he still managed to praise Hashem.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/parsha/not-on-bread-alone/happiness-and-simcha-ki-tavo/2023/08/29/

Huntsman claims the Mormon church is in 'dire straits' following a series of public relations disasters and whistleblower complaints.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12393819/Son-Mormon-billionaire-Jon-Huntsman-accuses-church-lying-billions.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“In Templar’s case, it was in such dire straits, so I took teachers from schools in the area to work with teachers in each year group to improve teaching and learning.

Source: https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23231785.jane-bass-given-obe-services-education-witham-colchester/?ref=rss

Intense diplomatic efforts are underway in Ankara as seeks to renew a vital agreement between and Russia, allowing Ukrainian grain to access global markets through the Turkish straits.

Source: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ankara-intensifies-diplomatic-efforts-to-extend-grain-deal-184745

Many want far more, and what better way to show how important that is than to leak information about the Ukrainians’ dire straits?

Source: https://patriotpost.us/articles/96447-bidens-pentagon-leaks-2023-04-12

Most of the attacks have taken place in the Red Sea area, and the Bab el-Mandeb straits off the Yemeni coast.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/drone-attack-on-a-chemical-tanker-off-gujarat-coast-all-you-need-to-know-9082538/

Mr Aubin, the spokesperson for the Bathurst Health Services Action Group and a Bathurst Regional councillor, said the hospital is in dire straits.

Source: https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/8072836/why-would-anyone-do-it-fears-locums-wont-come-to-fill-the-void-at-hospital/?src=rss

Nor is this an instance, by the way, of rapacious capitalists taking advantage of those in a bad situation, offering them a slight improvement but still leaving them in dire straits.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/07/david-gordon/cracked-up-slobodian/

Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits with its foreign reserves depleting quickly amid less inflows from overseas investors.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/s-arabia-extends-3b-deposit-term-for-1-year/

“The army navy has been present in all the strategic straits in the world to date, and we have not been present in only 2 straits, and we will be present in one of these straits this year.

Source: https://english.almanar.com.lb/1768384

“The army navy has been present in all the strategic straits in the world to date, and we have not been present in only 2 straits, and we will be present in one of these straits this year.

Source: https://english.almanar.com.lb/1768384

“The army navy has been present in all the strategic straits in the world to date, and we have not been present in only 2 straits, and we will be present in one of these straits this year.

Source: https://english.almanar.com.lb/1768384

The department reported on its Facebook page that a man had lost his flotation device and was "in dire straits" around 2:30 p.m.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bfd-rescue-team-gets-7-people-1-in-dire-straits-to-shore-of-kern-river/article_15b7ef72-fe92-11ed-9a21-2b3527cb65bf.html

The exceptionally deep-water straits between Atauro and Dili create one of the world’s great “whale highways” as the once-endangered giants commute between the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/like-bali-in-the-1970s-this-island-on-our-doorstep-remains-unspoiled-20231123-p5em8o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

The nation of more than 220 million is in dire economic straits with runaway inflation, scant foreign exchange reserves and stalling bailout talks with the IMF.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/pakistan-police-attempt-arrest-former-prime-minister-imran-khan-3326341?cid=cna_flip_070214

“These numbers demonstrate the dire straits that Canadian screenwriters find themselves in. The 22 percent drop in Canadian screenwriter earnings has been devastating…

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/6a5686d86ea693ac?ref=ff