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fly the ointment synonyms
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- contradiction
- dilemma
- lose-lose
- paradox
- quagmire
- brain-teaser
- closed book
- enigma
- mystery
- mystification
- poser
- problem
- puzzlement
- riddle
- why
- beguilement
- betrayal
- blarney
- boondoggle
- cheat
- circumvention
- cozenage
- craftiness
- cunning
- deceit
- deceitfulness
- deceptiveness
- defraudation
- dirt
- disinformation
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- allurement
- attraction
- beard
- blind
- blow off
- booster
- camouflage
- catch
- chicane
- chicanery
- come-on
- deception
- drawing card
- ensnarement
- enticement
- facade
- fake
- check
- defect
- deficiency
- detriment
- difficulty
- disability
- evil
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- fly in the ointment
- handicap
- hindrance
- hitch
- ill
- impediment
- imperfection
- Catch-22
- conundrum
- deception
- decoy
- drawback
- hitch
- joke
- puzzle
- puzzler
- snag
- stumbling block
- trap
- block
- bug
- catch
- check
- delay
- discontinuance
- drawback
- glitch
- hang-up
- hindrance
- hold-up
- impediment
- interruption
- joker
- mishap
- snafu
- snag
- antic
- bon mot
- buffoonery
- burlesque
- caper
- caprice
- chestnut
- clowning
- drollery
- epigram
- escapade
- farce
- frolic
- gag
- gambol
- game
- ha-ha
- addle
- amaze
- bamboozle
- beat
- befog
- befuddle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- buffalo
- complicate
- confound
- discombobulate
- disconcert
- distract
- disturb
- dumbfound
- flabbergast
- abstruseness
- brainteaser
- braintwister
- charade
- chiller
- cliffhanger
- closed book
- conundrum
- crux
- cryptogram
- difficulty
- enigma
- grabber
- inscrutability
- inscrutableness
- mindboggler
- mystification
- Catch-22
- bar
- barrier
- blockade
- brake
- bug
- catch
- clog
- crimp
- cropper
- crunch
- curb
- difficulty
- disadvantage
- drag
- drawback
- fix
- Catch-22
- barricade
- barrier
- blockage
- catch
- clog
- complication
- delay
- deterrent
- difficulty
- discouragement
- drag
- drawback
- fly in the ointment
- handicap
- hindrance
- hitch
- allurement
- ambuscade
- ambush
- artifice
- bait
- booby trap
- come-on
- conspiracy
- deception
- decoy
- device
- dragnet
- enticement
- feint
- gambit
- hook
- intrigue
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