Synonyms of Dunkirk

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Dunkirk

noun

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as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

with the company facing a financial Dunkirk, it was hoped that the new CEO could turn things around—and fast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crisis
• situation
• crossroad(s)
• head
• emergency
• boiling point
• flash point
• extremity
• breaking point
• zero hour
• juncture
• moment of truth
• conjuncture
• crunch time
• climax
• point of no return
• crunch
• turning point
• exigency
• possibility
• clutch
• happening
• condition
• predicament
• contingency
• milestone
• tinderbox
• stalemate
• hot water
• last ditch
• eleventh hour
• corner
• strait
• impasse
• deadlock
• landmark
• pass
• last minute
• hole
• spot
• jam
• scrape
• fix
• pinch