Hot button
Time bomb and hot button are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Time bomb" instead a noun phrase "Hot button".
Time bomb
Time bomb noun - A potentially explosive place or situation.
Usage example: the region's political instability has turned it into a ticking time bomb
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Synonyms for Time bomb
Hot button and time bomb are semantically related. You can use "Hot button" instead a noun phrase "Time bomb".
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Time bomb and Hot button. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_button/time_bomb
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Time bomb or Hot button. 2017. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_button/time_bomb.
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