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thin ice

NOUN
danger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crisis emergency exposure insecurity instability jeopardy menace peril pitfall possibility probability risk threat uncertainty vulnerability
STRONG
clouds dynamite endangerment exigency precariousness precipice slipperiness storm venture
WEAK
double trouble hot potato risky business
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm certainty peace safety security sureness unlikelihood
WEAK
care carefulness guard preservation
NOUN
harm's way
Synonyms
WEAK
razor's edge
NOUN
hazard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
peril risk threat
STRONG
dynamite endangerment jeopardy
WEAK
double trouble hot potato imperilment risky business
Antonyms
STRONGEST
safety
WEAK
assurance protection safeguard surety
NOUN
imperilment
Synonyms
WEAK
clouds crisis double trouble dynamite emergency endangerment exigency exposure hazard hot potato insecurity instability jeopardy menace peril pitfall possibility precariousness precipice probability risk risky business slipperiness storm threat uncertainty venture vulnerability

Example Sentences

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had been on thin ice within the administration for some time.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

In others, the water stayed liquid beneath a thin ice cover rather than freezing completely.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

But as I explained this morning, we feel the AI trade is on extremely thin ice.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

If buying wipes out all savings, they’ll be skating on thin ice.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Without saying a word to each other, George and Owen ran straight out onto the lake, their boots crashing through the thin ice and into the freezing water.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz