out on a limb synonyms

Trying to find another word for out on a limb in English? No problem. Our thesaurus contains synonyms of out on a limb in 11 different contexts. We have listed all the similar and related words for out on a limb alphabetically.

chancy

capricious
contingent
dicey
erratic
fluctuant
fluky
hazardous
iffy
incalculable
precarious
problematic
problematical
rocky
speculative

dangerous

alarming
bad
breakneck
chancy
critical
dangersome
deadly
delicate
dynamite
exposed
fatal
formidable
hairy
heavy

exposed

apparent
bare
bared
brought to light
caught
clear
debunked
defined
denuded
disclosed
discovered
divulged
dug up
evident

liable

accountable
amenable
bound
chargeable
obligated
subject
tied

on the spot

caught
endangered
exposed
hands tied
helpless
in line of fire
indefensible
like a clay pigeon
like a sitting duck
naked
on the line
open
out on limb
pigeon

open

accessible
agape
airy
ajar
bare
clear
cleared
dehiscent
disclosed
emptied
expanded
expansive
exposed
extended

perilous

Russian roulette
chancy
delicate
dicey
dynamite
exposed
hairy
hazardous
insecure
loaded
on thin ice
playing with fire
precarious
risky

precarious

ambiguous
borderline
chancy
contingent
dangerous
delicate
dicey
dubious
dynamite
equivocal
hairy
hanging by a thread
hazardous
iffy

risky

chancy
delicate
dicey
endangered
fraught with danger
going for broke
hairy
hanging by a thread
hazardous
iffy
insecure
jeopardous
long shot
not a prayer

shaky

all aquiver
aquake
aquiver
ashake
faltering
fluctuant
infirm
insecure
jellylike
jerry-built
jittery
nervous
not set
precarious

up a tree

Catch-22
bewilderment
bind
clutch
corner
difficulty
dilemma
double trouble
doubt
embarrassment
hang-up
impasse
mire
perplexity

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