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powder keg

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of powder keg

a potentially explosive place or situation

  • the immigration bill has become a political powder keg for legislators on both sides of the aisle
Synonyms of powder keg

flash point, time bomb, tinderbox, volcano
Words Related to powder keg

hot button, third rail

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