taking action in a critical situation Synonym

response, reply, answer, feedback, counteraction, reflex, rebound, backlash, reception, return, retort, rejoinder, acknowledgment, comment, observation, statement, remark, counter, countermeasure, counterresponse, counterreply, counterreaction, counterstatement, counterremark, countercomment, counterobservation, counterfeedback, counterretort, counterrejoinder, counteracknowledgment, reflex action, reflex response, reflexive action, reflexive response, reflexive reaction, reflexive reply, reflexive retort, reflexive rejoinder, reflexive acknowledgment, reflexive feedback, reflexive comment, reflexive observation, reflexive statement, reflexive remark, reflexive counter, reflexive countermeasure, reflexive counterresponse [x]

crisis, urgency, exigency, predicament, plight, dilemma, disaster, catastrophe, calamity, contingency, pinch, juncture, trouble, quandary, scrape, crunch, pickle, bind, fix, mess, difficulty, distress, peril, risk, danger, threat, hazard, jeopardy [x]

reflex, instinct, involuntary response, spontaneous response, automatic response, unconditioned response, knee-jerk reaction, immediate reaction, unthinking reaction, impulsive reaction [x]

emergencies, crises, exigencies, necessities, pressures, imperatives, criticalities, priorities, demands, needs [x]

arbitrate-disputes, resolve-conflicts, settle-arguments, negotiate-disagreements, reconcile-differences, intervene-in-disputes, moderate-conflicts, facilitate-resolutions, broker-peace, conciliate-disputes, mitigate-tensions, handle-disputes, manage-conflicts, address-disagreements, smooth-over-arguments, pacify-disputes, defuse-conflicts, harmonize-differences, adjudicate-disputes, mediate-disagreements, resolve-arguments, settle-disputes, negotiate-conflicts, reconcile-disputes, intervene-in-conflicts, moderate-disagreements, facilitate-settlements, broker-agreements, conciliate-conflicts, mitigate-disputes, handle-arguments, manage-disagreements, address-conflicts, smooth-over-disputes, pacify-conflicts, defuse-disputes, harmonize-conflicts, adjudicate-conflicts, mediate-arguments, resolve-disagreements, settle-conflicts, negotiate-arguments, reconcile-arguments, intervene-in-arguments, moderate-arguments, facilitate-disputes, broker-disputes, conciliate-arguments [x]

refutation, counterargument, contradiction, denial, disproof, negation, rebutter, confutation, counterstatement, counterclaim, response, reply, rejoinder, retort, answer, comeback, counter, defense, countercharge, counteraccusation, counterevidence, counterproof, counterresponse, counterreply, counterrefutation, counterdenial, counterdisproof, counternegation, counterconfutation, counterrejoinder, counterretort, counteranswer, countercomeback, counterdefense, counterargumentation, counterassertion, countercontention, counteropposition, counterchallenge, countercritique, counterrebuttal, countercontradiction, counterdisputation, counterdisagreement, counterdispute, counterobjection [x]

be-in-a-bind, be-in-a-jam, be-in-a-pickle, be-in-a-tight-spot, be-in-hot-water, be-in-trouble, be-in-a-f, be-in-a-quandary, be-in-a-dilemma, be-in-a-predicament, be-in-a-mess, be-in-a-tight-corner, be-in-a-spot, be-in-a-hole, be-in-a-tight-squeeze, be-in-a-tight-situation, be-in-a-difficult-position, be-in-a-difficult-situation, be-in-a-sticky-situation, be-in-a-fix [x]

be-in-a-predicament, be-in-a-bind, be-in-a-jam, be-in-hot-water, be-in-a-tight-spot, be-in-a-tight-corner, be-in-a-fix, be-in-a-quandary, be-in-a-dilemma, be-in-a-mess, be-in-trouble, be-in-a-pickle, be-in-a-spot, be-in-a-soup, be-in-a-hole, be-in-a-mire, be-in-a-plight, be-in-a-scrape, be-in-a-tight-squeeze, be-in-a-tight-jam, be-in-a-tight-bind, be-in-a-tight-fix, be-in-a-tight-predicament, be-in-a-tight-dilemma, be-in-a-tight-mess, be-in-a-tight-quandary, be-in-a-tight-plight, be-in-a-tight-scrape, be-in-a-tight-soup, be-in-a-tight-hole, be-in-a-tight-mire, be-in-a-tight-pickle, be-in-a-tight-situation, be-in-a-tight-trouble, be-in-a-tight-pinch [x]

be-in-a-tight-spot, be-in-a-predicament, be-in-a-bind, be-in-a-jam, be-in-hot-water, be-in-a-fix, be-in-a-dilemma, be-in-a-quandary, be-in-a-pickle, be-in-a-mess, be-in-deep-water, be-in-a-tight-corner, be-in-a-sticky-situation, be-in-a-scrape, be-in-a-spot-of-bother, be-in-a-hole, be-in-a-tight-situation, be-in-a-difficult-position, be-in-a-tricky-situation, be-in-a-bad-situation, be-in-a-bad-way, be-in-a-bad-patch, be-in-a-bad-fix, be-in-a-bad-spot, be-in-a-bad-predicament, be-in-a-bad-jam, be-in-a-bad-bind, be-in-a-bad-quandary, be-in-a-bad-pickle, be-in-a-bad-mess, be-in-a-bad-scrape, be-in-a-bad-hole, be-in-a-bad-corner [x]

responses, replies, feedback, answers, comments, reactions [x]

arbitrating, negotiating, intervening, interceding, facilitating, brokering, reconciling, moderating, liaising, adjudicating, resolving, settling, conciliation, peacemaking, go-between, interposing, mediatory [x]

in a bind, in a pickle, in a tough spot, in a predicament, in a fix, in a quandary, in a dilemma, in trouble, in a tight spot, in a pinch, in hot water, in a, in a scrape, in a jam, in a tight corner, in a spot, in a difficult situation, in a tricky situation, in a sticky situation, up against it, in a hole, in a tight squeeze [x]

interfering-in, intruding-in, tampering-with, intervening-in, prying-into, butting-into, nosing-into, snooping-into, messing-with, involving-oneself-in, sticking-one's-nose-into, meddlesome-in, obtruding-in, interposing-in, encroaching-on, barging-into, trespassing-into, interceding-in, interloping-in, intrusiveness-in [x]

evoked, provoked, triggered, induced, prompted, generated, stimulated, aroused, brought out, extracted, drawn out, obtained, derived, produced, caused, sparked, incited, awakened, kindled, stirred, summoned, inspired, roused, called forth, engendered, instigated, activated, initiated, set off, precipitated, catalyzed, spurred, motivated, encouraged, urged, excited, fomented, inflamed, ignited [x]

responses, replies, solutions, explanations, reactions, returns, feedback, acknowledgments, resolutions, clarifications, retorts, rejoinders, counterarguments, rebuttals, ripostes, comments, statements, declarations, pronouncements, observations, inputs, contributions, opinions, views, insights, interpretations, elucidations, expositions, accounts, reports, narratives, descriptions, details, specifics, particulars, information, data, facts, evidence, proofs, confirmations, verifications, validations, affirmations, attestations, testimonies, witnessings, recognitions, acknowledgements [x]