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Synonyms for crisis
ˈkraɪ sɪscri·sis

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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. 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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How to use crisis in a sentence?

  1. Elise Stefanik:

    Joe Biden’s failure to enforce the law at the border has made every state a border state, instead of securing the border, President Biden is shifting the burden of the influx of illegal migrants onto New York communities. Upstate New York should not be punished for Biden’s border crisis.

  2. Castello Branco:

    The policy (Parente) put in place was the scapegoat of this whole crisis, the pressure on him was enormous.

  3. Cory Booker:

    Look, there are a lot of people watching at home right now, listening to us, that are afraid because they are in crisis.

  4. George Osborne:

    You only have to look at the crisis unfolding in Greece as I speak, to realise that if a country's not in control of its borrowing, the borrowing takes control of the country.

  5. Former Vice President Dick Cheney:

    That contributed directly to the refugee crisis.


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