crossroad

Synonyms

boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crunch, emergency, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hour;

Related Words

contingency, possibility;

climax, turning point;

happening, landmark, milestone;

condition, pass, situation, strait;

deadlock, impasse, stalemate;

corner, fix, hole, hot water, jam, last ditch, pinch, predicament, scrape, spot;

eleventh hour, last minute;

Phrases

moment of truth, point of no return;