minefield

noun

mine·​field ˈmīn-ˌfēld 

1

: an area (as of water or land) set with mines

2

: something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution

a political minefield

Examples of minefield in a Sentence

This issue is a political minefield.

Recent Examples on the Web

That is an absolute minefield if people aren’t always fully aware of the regulations. —Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 20 June 2025

Investigators can gain more by questioning the public record Wright said House investigators could avoid most legal minefields by sticking to questions of process and protocol rather than health. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025

These were uncleared minefields, the guard informed us. —Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025

By ceding control to the Power 4 conferences, the NCAA avoids the legal and political minefields associated with enforcing compensation rules. —Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for minefield

• battlefield
• unconcealed
• unrepealed
• unrevealed
• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed