Synonyms of boiling points

boiling points

noun

plural of boiling point

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

when the situation reached the boiling point, the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crises
• crossroads
• breaking points
• flash points
• heads
• situations
• emergencies
• extremities
• crunch times
• exigencies
• points of no return
• turning points
• clutches
• moments of truth
• zero hours
• Dunkirks
• crunches
• conjunctures
• junctures
• possibilities
• milestones
• tinderboxes
• predicaments
• contingencies
• conditions
• climaxes
• hot waters
• happenings
• landmarks
• corners
• passes
• straits
• last minutes
• spots
• holes
• deadlocks
• jams
• fixes
• scrapes
• impasses
• last ditches
• pinches
• eleventh hours
• stalemates