Synonyms and antonyms of Dangerous or exciting situations in British Thesaurus

danger (noun)

a situation in which harm, death, damage, or destruction is possible

crisis (noun)

an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation

emergency (noun)

an unexpected situation involving danger in which immediate action is necessary

adventure (noun)

an exciting, unusual, and sometimes dangerous experience

escapade (noun)

something exciting or dangerous that someone is involved in

minefield (noun)

a situation or process with many possible problems or dangers

havoc (noun)

a situation in which there is a lot of damage or destruction, or in which something cannot continue in its normal way because of problems

precipice (noun)

a very dangerous situation

a near thing ()

a situation in which you just managed to avoid danger

a matter of life and death ()

a serious or dangerous situation that you must deal with immediately in order to prevent something bad from happening

abyss (noun)

mainly journalism a very frightening or dangerous situation, or one in which there seems to be no hope

a close call/shave/thing ()

a dangerous or unpleasant situation that you have just succeeded in avoiding

a close shave ()

a situation in which you only just avoid something dangerous or unpleasant

action (noun)

informal all the exciting or important events that happen in a particular situation or place

a disaster waiting to happen ()

used for saying that a situation is likely to develop in a very bad way

an accident waiting to happen ()

a situation that is likely to cause an accident

brush (noun)

a short experience of a dangerous or unpleasant situation

caldron ()

an American spelling of cauldron

carnage (noun)

a situation in which there is a lot of death and destruction

cauldron (noun)

mainly journalism a dangerous or exciting situation where you cannot be sure what will happen next

cliffhanger (noun)

informal a situation in which it is not clear what will happen next

conflagration (noun)

formal a situation in which there is a lot of violence or destruction

crisis (noun)

a dangerous situation in someone’s personal or professional life when something could fail

crucible (noun)

an environment that is very dangerous, difficult, or exciting

danger (noun)

a situation in which something unpleasant might happen

dangerous ground (noun)

a situation or subject that might cause problems, for example because people disagree strongly about it

Doomsday scenario ()

an extremely serious or dangerous situation that could end in death or destruction

emergency (noun)

an unexpected situation in which immediate action is necessary to prevent a bad situation from becoming worse

extremity (noun)

formal a very bad situation, such as being very ill, injured, or poor

flashpoint (noun)

a situation in which serious problems are likely to develop

the fray (noun)

an exciting activity or situation in which someone competes with other people

fright (noun)

an experience that makes you feel suddenly afraid

furor (noun)

a furore

furore (noun)

a lot of anger, excitement, or activity caused by a particular event or situation

high-wire act ()

something that you have to do very slowly or carefully, because it involves a lot of risk

inferno (noun)

literary an extremely dangerous situation, especially one in which people die

instability (noun)

a situation that keeps changing, so that you are worried about what might happen

knife-edge (noun)

a situation in which a slight change could have a very dangerous effect

nail-biter (noun)

informal a situation that makes you excited or worried, for example a film that frightens you

noose (noun)

a dangerous situation that is difficult to escape from

powder keg (noun)

a situation that is dangerous and may become violent

pressure point (noun)

a sensitive political situation

stampede (noun)

a situation in which a group of people or animals all start to run in a very fast uncontrolled way because they are frightened or excited

storm (noun)

a situation in which many people are upset or excited

tempest (noun)

a situation in which people are very upset or excited

the thick of something ()

the most busy, active, or dangerous part of a situation, event, or activity

threat (noun)

a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger

tinderbox (noun)

a situation or place that could suddenly become extremely violent or dangerous

trouble (noun)

an unpleasant, difficult, or dangerous situation