/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hot potato Find synonyms for: Noun1. hot potato, situationusage: a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cur Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language