Crisis Synonyms

Climax , adversity, rubicon, and climacteric are synonyms for crisis; stability and resolution are antonyms of crisis. On this page, you will find 55 another word for crisis.

55 Another Word for Crisis

1. cataclysm

  • Adversity
  • Bind
  • Calamity
  • Car crash
  • Cataclysm
  • Catastrophe
  • Difficulty
  • Dilemma
  • Dire straits
  • Disaster
  • Distress
  • Drama
  • Emergency
  • Extremity
  • Fix
  • Hard times
  • Hardship
  • Hassle
  • Hell on earth
  • Hell
  • Hole
  • Hot water
  • Jam
  • Mess
  • Pickle
  • Plight
  • Predicament
  • Quandary
  • Reversal
  • Reverse
  • Scrape
  • Setback
  • Stew
  • Sticky situation
  • Stress
  • Trouble
  • Upheaval
  • Spot of bother

2. crossroads

  • Rubicon
  • Climacteric
  • Climax
  • Critical period
  • Critical point
  • Crossroads
  • Crux
  • Culmination
  • Decisive point
  • Head
  • Height
  • Moment of truth
  • Point of no return
  • Turning point
  • Zero hour
  • Crunch

Crisis Sentences

The country faced a severe crisis.

Communication is crucial during crisis.

They handled the crisis efficiently.

A financial crisis affects everyone negatively.