Synonyms of tinderboxes

tinderboxes

noun

plural of tinderbox

1

as in volcanoes

a potentially explosive place or situation

officials sought to calm the situation, which had grown into a tinderbox

Synonyms & Similar Words

• volcanoes
• volcanos
• time bombs
• powder kegs
• flash points
• hot buttons
• third rails

2

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

while the country's prime minister was meeting with the U.S. president, a political tinderbox was igniting at home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crises
• crossroads
• heads
• emergencies
• situations
• extremities
• clutches
• flash points
• exigencies
• boiling points
• junctures
• conjunctures
• crunches
• crunch times
• Dunkirks
• possibilities
• breaking points
• zero hours
• milestones
• predicaments
• points of no return
• contingencies
• corners
• climaxes
• conditions
• deadlocks
• landmarks
• moments of truth
• turning points
• holes
• happenings
• fixes
• straits
• jams
• passes
• hot waters
• impasses
• stalemates
• spots
• scrapes
• pinches
• last minutes
• last ditches
• eleventh hours