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Synonyms for "time bomb" in English

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time bomb:
- time bomb; infernal machine; ticking bomb

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Detailed Synonyms for time bomb in English

time bomb:

time bomb [the ~] nom

the time bomb
the time bomb
- time bomb [the ~] nom
the time bomb

– a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time ¹
the time bomb; the infernal machine
– a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time ¹
- time bomb [the ~] nom
- infernal machine [the ~] nom
the time bomb

– a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed ¹
the time bomb; the ticking bomb
– a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed ¹
- time bomb [the ~] nom
  - India is a demographic time bomb¹
- ticking bomb [the ~] nom
  - the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off¹

Alternate Synonyms for "time bomb":

Related Definitions for "time bomb":

a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time¹
a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed¹
- India is a demographic time bomb¹

Related Synonyms for time bomb

bomb
time

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University