minefield

Noun

Meaning

a region in which explosives mines have been placed

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

problem test trial block controversy mine storm hazard obstacle ordeal pitfall threat battlefield volcano minesweeper
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Antonyms

agreement unity consensus harmony accord tranquility
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Hypernyms

parcel tract piece of land parcel of land piece of ground

Phrases with the word

tiptoe through a minefield adopt a minefield minefield-free

Anagrams

dimefline mefenidil

Examples

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. Zhu Rongji

When Gazza was dribbling, he used to go through a minefield with his arm, a bit like you go through a supermarket. Bobby Robson

Literature was a vast minefield occupied by enemies, except for a few classic authors (just a few), and every day I had to walk through that minefield, where any false move could be fatal, with only the poems of Archilochus to guide me. Roberto Bolaño

It can be said that deeply traumatized children grow into adults who live in the minefield of their own extreme emotions. Plus ca change. Antonella Gambotto-Burke

You must not dither - swim like you're running through a minefield. Lewis Pugh

I needed to say something. Something romantic! Something to sweep her off her feet. "You're like a potato!" I shouted after her. "In a minefield. Brandon Sanderson

Close letter words and terms

Minecraftian Minecrafty mined minefield-free mineful Minegishi