noun · Easy SAT word

Plight

a difficult or unfortunate situation

Plight in a sentence

The refugee crisis highlighted the plight of displaced families.

Synonyms for plight

situation
predicament
condition

Antonyms for plight

fortune
luck
blessing

Practice plight on real SAT questions

Vocabulary like plight appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.

Related SAT vocabulary

Placate
appease; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Placid
calm and peaceful
Plagiarize
steal; take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech
Plasticity
ability to be molded
Platitude
overused phrase; a trite or obvious remark
Plethora
abundance; extreme excess
Pliable
flexible; susceptible to being led or directed
Pliant
easily bent or influenced