100 Best Synonyms for “On Thin Ice”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	at a disadvantage	in a weaker position
2.	at hazard	in danger or risk
3.	at risk	in danger of trouble
4.	at stake	subject to possible loss
5.	at the brink	very near disaster
6.	barely hanging on	only just remaining secure
7.	behind the eight ball	in a difficult position
8.	beleaguered	under persistent pressure or trouble
9.	besieged	surrounded by trouble or pressure
10.	boxed in	trapped with few options
11.	close to ruin	nearly destroyed or lost
12.	compromised	weakened or put at risk
13.	cornered	trapped and under pressure
14.	critical	at a dangerous turning point
15.	delicate	requiring careful handling
16.	delicately placed	in a sensitive position
17.	dicey	risky or uncertain
18.	dodgy	risky, unreliable, or suspect
19.	dubious	doubtful or insecure
20.	embattled	under attack or pressure
21.	endangered	seriously at risk
22.	explosive	likely to erupt suddenly
23.	exposed	left open to danger
24.	fragile	easily damaged or broken
25.	fraught	filled with risk or tension
26.	hairy	dangerous or difficult
27.	hanging by a thread	barely secure or safe
28.	hard-pressed	under severe pressure
29.	harried	troubled and under pressure
30.	hazardous	full of possible danger
31.	hemmed in	restricted and pressured
32.	high-stakes	involving serious consequences
33.	iffy	uncertain or doubtful
34.	imperiled	put in danger
35.	in a bad spot	in a difficult position
36.	in a jam	in trouble or difficulty
37.	in a precarious spot	in an insecure situation
38.	in a precarious state	in an unstable condition
39.	in a risky position	in a dangerous situation
40.	in a risky spot	in a dangerous position
41.	in a tight spot	in a difficult situation
42.	in a vulnerable position	open to possible harm
43.	in a vulnerable spot	open to harm or trouble
44.	in danger	likely to face harm
45.	in hot water	in trouble with others
46.	in jeopardy	in danger of loss
47.	in limbo	stuck in uncertainty
48.	in trouble	facing problems or punishment
49.	insecure	not safe or firmly established
50.	living dangerously	taking serious risks
51.	make-or-break	decisive and risky
52.	near collapse	close to failing completely
53.	near disaster	close to catastrophe
54.	near failure	close to not succeeding
55.	on a knife-edge	in extreme uncertainty
56.	on dangerous ground	in a risky situation
57.	on edge	tense and uneasy
58.	on notice	formally warned about conduct
59.	on probation	under warning and scrutiny
60.	on shaky ground	in an insecure position
61.	on slippery ground	in a risky situation
62.	on the brink	very near collapse
63.	on the line	at risk of loss
64.	on the verge	very close to change
65.	on uncertain ground	without a secure footing
66.	on unstable ground	without secure support
67.	perilous	very dangerous or risky
68.	precarious	in a risky, unstable position
69.	problematic	likely to cause trouble
70.	questionable	open to doubt or suspicion
71.	risky	involving possible danger or loss
72.	rocky	unstable and troubled
73.	sensitive	easily upset or worsened
74.	shaky	unstable or uncertain
75.	sticky	awkward or difficult to escape
76.	suspect	not to be trusted fully
77.	teetering	close to failing or falling
78.	tenuous	weak, uncertain, or insecure
79.	threatened	facing possible harm or loss
80.	ticklish	difficult or risky to manage
81.	tottering	unsteady and near collapse
82.	touch-and-go	uncertain and risky
83.	treacherous	dangerously unstable or deceptive
84.	tricky	difficult and risky to handle
85.	uncertain	not settled or sure
86.	under pressure	facing strong demands
87.	under threat	facing possible harm
88.	uneasy	anxious or insecure
89.	unsettled	not resolved or secure
90.	unsound	not solid or reliable
91.	unstable	not firm or secure
92.	unsteady	not stable or secure
93.	up against it	facing serious difficulty
94.	up in the air	still uncertain or unsettled
95.	volatile	likely to change suddenly
96.	vulnerable	open to harm or trouble
97.	walking a tightrope	balancing in risky conditions
98.	wavering	unsteady or uncertain
99.	weak	lacking strength or security
100.	wobbly	unsteady or insecure