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. Scott Morrison:

   It's going to be one of the real impacts of this crisis because our borders aren't opening anytime soon.

2. Louisa Casson:

   We would like to see them lead the sector by ditching throwaway plastic, embracing reusable models and rapidly moving towards 100 % recycled content for the remainder of their packaging, it's a huge global crisis facing our oceans.

3. Kyle Ramsey:

   They lived through a very turbulent financial period when they saw their parents finances hurt by the (credit) crisis, they are shell-shocked by the market and keeping their cash in savings accounts.

4. Joe Manchin:

   We have a crisis of the border. Everyone can see that, i think everyone realizes that something has to be done. It needs to be extended until we can get really, truly immigration reform. Immigration reform will not happen in our country until we all come on both sides of the aisle.

5. Daniel Weiss:

   The Sackler family has graciously supported The Met for 50 years and has not proposed any new contributions, nonetheless, in consideration of the ongoing litigation, the prudent course of action at this time is to suspend acceptance of gifts from individuals associated with this public health crisis.