Synonyms for Crisis
ˈkraɪ sɪscri·sis

Princeton's WordNet

1. crisisnoun

   an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

   "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

2. crisisnoun

   a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

   "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"

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1. • Juncture
   • Situation

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1. crisisnoun

   Synonyms:
   acme, height, decisive turn, turning point

2. crisisnoun

   Synonyms:
   exigency, emergency, juncture, conjuncture, pass, strait, rub, pinch, push, critical situation

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1. crisisnoun

   Synonyms:
   critical juncture, climacteric, emergency, strait, exigency

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1. List of paraphrases for "crisis":

   crises, kris, turmoil, crise, standoff, crunch, downturn, meltdown, depression, emergency

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1. Claudia Sahm:

   Well before monetary policy was something they did [the Fed adopted its dual mandate in 1977], the Fed’s primary role was to calm financial markets, step in when there was a potential for bank runs, keep the money flowing, sadly, they’ve had some experience with this in the last 10 to 15 years, with the financial crisis, with the beginning of the pandemic.

2. Justin Ruben:

   The economic crisis is a tsunami bearing down on American families, millions are already in danger of going under.

3. Michael Every:

   Its effects will likely resemble the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 more than the SARS outbreak in 2003.

4. The Russian foreign ministry:

   Russia-U.S. relations are undergoing difficult times caused by Washington’s purposeful unfriendly actions, groundlessly making Russia responsible for the Ukraine crisis which was largely triggered by the United States itself, in 2014...Barack Obama's administration chose a path to cut back bilateral ties, proclaimed policy toward 'isolating' our country at the international scene and demanded support to its confrontational steps from countries who traditionally follow Washington's track.

5. Robert Abbott:

   I can tell you this opioid crisis is present in every demographic that we represent, it’s in the affluent areas; it’s in the poorest and the middle-class areas. And it’s often with people who have no experience using narcotics.