100 Best Synonyms for “On Thin Ice”

100 Best Synonyms for

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