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. Mike Pence:

   The American people will hear from the President tonight that we have a crisis.

2. Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   Our nation obviously is going through a kind of crisis that is totally unprecedented in living memory.

3. United States:

   No one should ever doubt United States in meeting its commitments to the mutual defense of the NATO alliance, unfortunately, this motion has become necessary because some of our closest allies have come to question the United States commitment to collective self-defense. President Donald Trump on Tuesday has at times called the alliance' obsolete.' Our allies are starting to wonder whether they can rely on United States to come to their defense in a crisis.

4. Jang Hye-won:

   A crisis could come in the spring due to a fall in outside aid and fertiliser imports as well as flood damage, which came together to inevitably cut crop harvest.

5. Renee Vellve:

   Land grabbing is not just a passing fad linked to the food crisis: it is structural, the serious, hard core deals are here to stay.