What is another word for on the spot?
293 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɒnðə spˈɒt], [ ɒnðə spˈɒt], [ ɒ_n_ð_ə s_p_ˈɒ_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for on the spot:- behind the eight ball (adjective)
- defenseless (adjective)
- exposed (adjective)
- extemporaneous (adjective)
- extemporaneous/extemporary (adjective)
- instant (adjective)
- off-the-cuff (adjective)
- on call (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- pregnable (adjective)
- present (adjective)
- risky (adjective)
- snappy (adjective)
- vulnerable (adjective)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- all (adverb)
- here (adverb)
- immediately (adverb)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- out on a limb (adverb)
- summarily (adverb)
- jeopardy (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for On the spot:
adj.
•behind the eight ball (adjective) •defenseless (adjective)- poor,
- like a sitting duck,
- unprotected,
- unarmed,
- weak,
- naked,
- in line of fire,
- helpless,
- hands tied,
- Caught,
- up the creek,
- wide open,
- pigeon,
- on line,
- indefensible,
- endangered,
- unguarded,
- open,
- on the line,
- like a clay pigeon.
- visible,
- defined,
- unsheltered,
- disclosed,
- clear,
- apparent,
- found out,
- manifest,
- Shown,
- bared,
- unmasked,
- solved,
- unsealed,
- Exhibited,
- peeled,
- revealed,
- resolved,
- Divulged,
- debunked,
- brought to light,
- unconcealed,
- discovered,
- uncovered,
- denuded,
- bare,
- evident.
- informal,
- on impulse,
- jamming,
- off the top of head,
- extempore,
- impromptu,
- spontaneous,
- makeshift,
- tossed off,
- taking for ride,
- made-up,
- ad hoc,
- by ear,
- offhand,
- off the cuff,
- thought out loud,
- unprepared,
- on-the-spot,
- Improviso,
- immediate,
- snap,
- IMPROV,
- casual,
- tossed out,
- expedient,
- spur-of-the-moment,
- ad lib,
- free,
- unplanned,
- unstudied,
- automatic,
- Improvisatory,
- at first glance,
- winging it,
- unpremeditated.
- dire,
- present-day,
- existent,
- direct,
- extant,
- imperative,
- insistent,
- clamant,
- importunate,
- fast,
- prompt,
- quick,
- current,
- split-second,
- contemporary,
- burning,
- exigent,
- crying,
- pressing,
- instantaneous.
- defenseless,
- night call,
- at disposal,
- laid bare,
- hanging by thread,
- on call,
- risky,
- on view,
- off deep end,
- unveiled,
- hanging by a thread,
- off the deep end,
- playing with fire,
- on deck,
- touch and go,
- unhidden,
- at beck and call,
- in pickle,
- not a prayer,
- within reach,
- on thin ice,
- in hot water,
- vulnerable,
- stripped,
- at one's fingertip,
- going for broke,
- at one's beck and call,
- dug up,
- on slippery ground,
- on alert,
- vincible,
- in a pickle,
- made manifest,
- behind eight ball,
- on the hot seat,
- standing by,
- fraught with danger,
- Pregnable,
- for show,
- in a tight spot,
- behind the eight ball,
- on-call,
- at one's disposal,
- on display,
- exposed.
adv
•Other relevant words: (adverb)adv.
•all (adverb) •here (adverb)- attending,
- hither,
- present,
- in this direction,
- on board,
- hereabouts,
- hitherto,
- on this spot,
- attendant,
- on hand.
- thereupon,
- promptly,
- now,
- shortly,
- rapidly,
- PDQ,
- forthwith,
- in a flash,
- in a new york minute,
- pronto,
- ANON,
- on the double,
- directly,
- summarily,
- instantly,
- straight off,
- away,
- soon,
- instantaneously.
n.
•jeopardy (noun) •Other relevant words: (noun)
Antonyms for On the spot:
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adj.
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exposed
safe, shielded, protected, private, closed, ambiguous, obscure, hidden, blocked, secret, guarded, unclear, sheltered, concealed, vague, clothed.
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extemporaneous
deliberate, premeditated.
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instant
eventual, late, slow, tardy, old-fashioned, future, old, unimportant, delayed, past.
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risky
healthy, assured, honest, well, harmless, secure, stable, sure, insensitive, certain, definite.
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vulnerable
unsusceptible.
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exposed
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adv.
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here
there.
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immediately
later, never, eventually.
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summarily
slowly.
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here
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n.