Synonyms for Hanging by thread:

• adj.

  •crucial (adjective)
  • imperative,
  • clamorous,
  • compelling,
  • necessary,
  • vital,
  • decisive,
  • showdown,
  • acute,
  • central,
  • touchy,
  • deciding,
  • pressing,
  • dire,
  • essential,
  • searching,
  • climacteric,
  • desperate,
  • urgent,
  • momentous,
  • insistent.
  •insecure (adjective)
  • hesitant,
  • vague,
  • unsure,
  • questioning,
  • up in the air,
  • troubled,
  • jumpy,
  • shaky,
  • afraid,
  • choked,
  • diffident,
  • anxious,
  • uptight,
  • apprehensive,
  • delphic.
  •Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • unassured,
  • pivotal,
  • climatic,
  • crucial,
  • touch and go,
  • Unpoised,
  • unconfident,
  • insecure,
  • on thin ice,
  • high-priority.
  •precarious (adjective)
  • ambiguous,
  • rugged,
  • slippery,
  • hairy,
  • dynamite,
  • contingent,
  • unstable,
  • out on a limb,
  • unsafe,
  • borderline,
  • rocky,
  • indecisive,
  • hanging by a thread,
  • unsteady,
  • chancy,
  • unhealthy,
  • dicey,
  • problematic,
  • impugnable,
  • sensitive,
  • risky,
  • ticklish,
  • hazardous,
  • dangerous,
  • unsettled,
  • equivocal,
  • perilous,
  • delicate,
  • uncertain,
  • unreliable,
  • dubious,
  • loaded,
  • open,
  • iffy.
  •risky (adjective)
  • on the spot,
  • venturesome,
  • precarious,
  • wide-open,
  • Jeopardous,
  • wicked,
  • endangered,
  • touch-and-go,
  • playing with fire,
  • long shot,
  • not a prayer,
  • speculative,
  • tricky,
  • going for broke,
  • fraught with danger,
  • unsound,
  • on slippery ground,
  • treacherous,
  • off the deep end.
  •uncertain (adjective)
  • irregular,
  • undecided,
  • hazy,
  • unpredictable,
  • erratic,
  • indeterminate,
  • irresolute,
  • indistinct,
  • variable,
  • undetermined,
  • conjectural,
  • fitful,
  • unforeseeable,
  • indefinite,
  • incalculable,
  • wavering,
  • unconfirmed,
  • unresolved,
  • up for grabs,
  • unclear,
  • vacillating,
  • unfixed,
  • ambivalent,
  • questionable,
  • inconstant.
  •unpredictable (adjective)
  • fluctuating,
  • from left field,
  • capricious,
  • fickle,
  • random,
  • doubtful,
  • fluky,
  • whimsical.
  •unsafe (adjective)
  • fearsome,
  • alarming,
  • threatening,
  • untrustworthy,
  • on a limb,
  • explosive,
  • undependable.

• v.

  •risk (verb)
  • put in jeopardy,
  • hang by a thread,
  • be caught short,
  • leave to luck,
  • play with fire,
  • expose to danger,
  • leap before looking.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • adventure,
  • tackle,
  • venture,
  • face,
  • encounter,
  • chance,
  • take a flyer,
  • take a plunge,
  • run the risk,
  • beard,
  • speculate,
  • jeopardize,
  • take the liberty,
  • take a header,
  • brave,
  • go out of one's depth,
  • dare,
  • peril,
  • imperil,
  • take on,
  • plunge,
  • wager,
  • gamble,
  • compromise,
  • skate on thin ice,
  • endanger,
  • menace,
  • confront,
  • defy danger,
  • run the chance,
  • defy,
  • jeopardy,
  • meet,
  • hazard.

Antonyms for Hanging by thread:

• adj.

  • crucial
    trivial, inessential, minor, optional, voluntary, insignificant, uncritical, secondary, unnecessary, unimportant.
  • insecure
    peaceful, certain, composed, safe, unworried, cool, sure, at ease, calm, unafraid, confident, secure, guarded, happy, sound, collected, definite, unwavering, quiet, protected.
  • precarious
    settled, undoubted, firm, reliable, steady, healthy, stable, strong.
  • risky
    honest, harmless, insensitive, well, assured.
  • uncertain
    foreseeable, unchanging, clear, determined, resolved, decided, predictable, trustworthy.
  • unpredictable
    unvarying, constant.
  • unsafe
    true.

• v.

  • risk
    guard, run away, dodge, be careful, hide, protect, plan, save, neglect, design, be certain, retreat, avoid.