Synonyms and antonyms of In a dangerous situation in British Thesaurus

unprotected (adjective)

in danger of being harmed, damaged, attacked, or infected because you do not have suitable protection

vulnerable (adjective)

a thing, person, or place that is vulnerable is easy to attack

at risk ()

in a situation in which something unpleasant or dangerous could happen to you

exposed (adjective)

not protected from attack

under threat ()

likely to be harmed or damaged

at the mercy of ()

in a situation that is controlled by someone or something with the power to harm you

undefended (adjective)

not guarded or watched

insecure (adjective)

capable of being lost or taken from you at any time

playing with fire ()

doing something dangerous or risky that could cause lots of problems for you

in harm’s way ()

in a dangerous situation

at-risk (adjective)

in a situation where bad things can easily happen to you: used especially by social workers to describe children who are being treated badly by adults at home

at stake ()

likely to be lost or damaged if something fails

be in/out of the firing line ()

to be/not be in danger

if/when the balloon goes up ()

if or when a situation becomes very serious or dangerous

indefensible (adjective)

impossible to protect against military attack

in extremis (adverb)

formal in a very difficult or dangerous situation that needs to be dealt with immediately

in jeopardy ()

likely to be damaged or destroyed

insecure (adjective)

able to be entered by force, or not well protected or firmly locked

in the jaws of something ()

in an extremely unpleasant emotional state or in a frightening, dangerous situation

on the line ()

at risk

perilously close to (doing) something (mainly literary)

mainly literary at a point at which you nearly do something dangerous or unpleasant

(skating) on thin ice ()

doing something dangerous, or something that could have an unpleasant result

teetering on the brink/edge (of something) ()

in a situation in which something bad is very likely to happen

unguarded (adjective)

an unguarded place or object is not watched or protected by anyone

wide open ()

not protected against something