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What is another word for
tinderbox
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Something that poses a danger or threatens to have dire consequences
A critical state of affairs requiring urgent action
Noun
▲
Something that poses a danger or threatens to have dire consequences
volcano
flashpoint
crucible
flash point
powder keg
time bomb
accident waiting to happen
no-go area
minefield
recipe for disaster
explosive situation
loose cannon
explosive combination
hazard
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menace
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perilousness
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risky business
thin ice
“The volatile political situation has turned the region into a
tinderbox
, with any misstep potentially leading to dire consequences.”
Noun
▲
A critical state of affairs requiring urgent action
crisis
exigency
emergency
juncture
crossroads
extremity
crunch
head
clutch
conjuncture
Dunkirk
boiling point
breaking point
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calamity
fix
hole
scrape
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dire straits
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spot
adversity
tragedy
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setback
cataclysm
bind
tension
misadventure
meltdown
depression
misfortune
stew
hell
trauma
reversal
stress
reverse
threshold
problem
Rubicon
desperate straits
panic stations
tight spot
sticky situation
urgent situation
hard times
deep water
hell on earth
spot of bother
high noon
pivotal point
pivotal moment
crucial point
do or die time
defining moment
condition
duress
exigence
circumstance
state
stage
combination
flashpoint
peak
showdown
test
rubicon
critical mass
danger level
high point
terminus
indigence
destitution
conclusion
end
culmination
when it came to it
when push comes to shove
match point
acme
decision time
trying time
brink
breakpoint
edge
limit
watershed
overextension
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extreme suffering
crucial period
turn of the tide
watershed moment
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tipping point
verge of collapse
spreading too thin
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target
quagmire
mire
fiasco
point of decision
target day
vital moment
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appointed hour
the time
start time
D-day
appointed time
crucial moment
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H-hour
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complication
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situation
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woe
shipwreck
disorderliness
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desolation
holocaust
apocalypse
trial
messiness
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puzzle
bad news
serious problem
big trouble
vicious circle
unfortunate situation
hot potato
hang-up
worst-case scenario
double trouble
heavy blow
stroke of ill luck
sorry condition
no-win situation
awkward situation
train wreck
problematic situation
rabbit hole
tricky situation
big problem
reversal of fortune
car crash
tight situation
sad state
difficult situation
accident
vicissitude
necessity
danger
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unforeseen circumstances
corner
swamp
rattrap
sticky wicket
catch-22
box
bother
misery
kettle of fish
mischance
rigor
US
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UK
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waterloo
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curtains
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disturbance
how-do-you-do
the worst
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can of worms
ruination
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sorrow
need
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scene
ill
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adventure
tragic state of affairs
straits
bad day
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incident
a jam
a scrape
a hole
a fix
headache
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nakba
bad luck
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poser
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up poop creak without a paddle
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“The political unrest in the region reached such a
tinderbox
that international intervention became imperative to prevent further escalation.”
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