On the spot


Synonyms for on the spot
adj powerless, vulnerable

unarmed
helpless
unprotected
caught
endangered
exposed

indefensible
naked
open
poor
unguarded
weak

hands tied
in line of fire
like a clay pigeon
like a sitting duck
on the line
out on limb

pigeon
up the creek
wide open

Antonyms for on the spot

powerful

strong

Synonyms
adj made public

uncovered
discovered
naked
unprotected
bare
shown
open
caught
manifest
stripped

exhibited
clear
apparent
evident
unconcealed
unsheltered
visible
resolved
defined
solved

disclosed
peeled
unmasked
debunked
denuded
bared
divulged
unsealed
unveiled
revealed

brought to light
dug up
for show
found out
laid bare
made manifest
on display
on view
unhidden

Antonyms

hidden
clothed
concealed
ambiguous
unclear
vague

guarded
protected
closed
blocked
obscure
private

secret
safe
sheltered
shielded

Synonyms
adv at once, right away

shortly
forthwith
urgently
soon
promptly
directly
rapidly
instantly
now
anon

away
in a flash
instantaneously
on the double
pronto
summarily
thereupon
tout de suite
straight off
PDQ

at short notice
double-time
hereupon
in a New York minute
in a jiffy
in nothing flat
instanter
like now
now or never
on the dot

right now
soon afterward
straight away
this instant
this minute
unhesitatingly
without delay
without hesitation

Antonyms

later

eventually

never

Synonyms
noun danger, trouble

peril
precariousness
accident
risk

liability
insecurity
vulnerability
hazard

endangerment
chance
venture
exposure

out on a limb
double-trouble
on the line

Antonyms

safety
protection

plan
certainty

surety
assurance

Synonyms
adj ready to work

accessible
at hand
available
handy

prepared
night call
on alert
on deck

on-call
standing by
within reach
at one’s beck and call

at one’s disposal
at one’s fingertip

Synonyms
adj dangerous

tricky
uncertain
unhealthy
unsound
treacherous
hazardous
unsafe
precarious
perilous

sensitive
delicate
speculative
dicey
chancy
endangered
hairy
iffy
insecure

long shot
out on a limb
rocky
ticklish
touch-and-go
touchy
venturesome
wicked
wide-open

jeopardous
fraught with danger
going for broke
hanging by a thread
not a prayer
off the deep end
on slippery ground
on thin ice
playing with fire

Antonyms

honest
healthy
stable
harmless
protected

certain
definite
secure
sure
strong

well
safe
insensitive
assured

Synonyms
adv without delay

forthwith
swiftly
promptly

immediately
readily
speedily

arbitrarily
at short notice
expeditiously

peremptorily
without waste

Antonyms

slowly

Synonyms
adj open to attack

accessible
exposed
susceptible
unsafe
weak

sensitive
liable
ready
defenseless
assailable

naked
out on a limb
sitting duck
sucker
tender

thin-skinned
unguarded
unprotected
on the line
wide open

Antonyms

guarded
protected
safe

unsusceptible
secure
strong

closed

Synonyms
adj in a jam

out on a limb
in Dutch

in a pickle
in a tight spot

in hot water
on the hot seat

up the creek

Synonyms
adv in trouble

chancy
dangerous
exposed

liable
open
perilous

precarious
risky
shaky

up a tree

Synonyms
adj vulnerable

accessible
assailable
attackable
defenseless
exposed
liable

naked
out on a limb
ready
sensitive
sitting duck
sucker

susceptible
tender
thin-skinned
unguarded
unprotected
unsafe

vincible
weak
on the line
wide open

Synonyms
adj vulnerable

accessible
assailable
attackable
defenseless
exposed
liable

naked
out on a limb
pregnable
ready
sensitive
sitting duck

sucker
susceptible
tender
thin-skinned
unguarded
unprotected

unsafe
weak
on the line
wide open

Synonyms
adj unrehearsed, improvised

ad hoc
automatic
casual
expedient
extempore
free
immediate
impromptu
informal

made-up
makeshift
off the cuff
offhand
snap
spontaneous
unplanned
unpremeditated
unprepared

unstudied
spur-of-the-moment
ad lib
at first glance
by ear
improv
improvisatory
improviso
jamming

off the top of head
on impulse
on-the-spot
taking for ride
thought out loud
tossed off
tossed out
winging it

Antonyms

planned
prepared

read
rehearsed

written

Synonyms
adv in this place

attending
attendant
hither
present

available
hereabouts
hitherto
in this direction

on board
on deck
on hand
on this spot

on-the-spot
within reach

Antonyms

there

Synonyms
adj immediate, urgent

prompt
burning
contemporary
fast
current
pressing

imperative
crying
quick
present
clamant
dire

direct
exigent
extant
importunate
insistent
instantaneous

existent
present-day
on-the-spot
split-second

Antonyms

tardy
unimportant
old-fashioned
future

delayed
eventual
later
slow

old
past
late

Synonyms
adj nearby, here

ready
near
attendant
at hand
available

show up
existent
there
accounted for
in attendance

in view
made the scene
on board
on deck
on hand

on-the-spot
there with bells on
within reach

Antonyms

former
future
far

absent
past
previous

away
distant

Synonyms
adj fast

abrupt
breakneck
expeditious
fleet

hasty
immediate
instant
quick

rapid
speedy
sudden
swift

unpremeditated
harefooted
on-the-spot

Antonyms

pleasant
old-fashioned
outdated
delayed

sluggish
happy
nice
old

unfashionable
slow

Synonyms
adj improvised

ad hoc
ad-lib
automatic
casual
expedient
extempore
fake
free
immediate

impromptu
informal
made-up
makeshift
offhand
snap
spontaneous
unplanned
unpremeditated

unprepared
unrehearsed
unstudied
spur-of-the-moment
autoschediastic
by ear
extemporary
improv
improvisatory

improviso
jamming
on impulse
on-the-spot
toss off
toss out
winging it

Antonyms

deliberate
planned

premeditated
prepared

rehearsed

Synonyms
adj extemporaneous

ad hoc
ad-lib
automatic
casual
expedient
extempore
fake
free
immediate

impromptu
improvised
informal
made-up
makeshift
offhand
snap
spontaneous
spur-of-the-moment

unplanned
unpremeditated
unprepared
unrehearsed
unstudied
autoschediastic
by ear
extemporary
improv

improvisatory
improviso
jamming
on impulse
on-the-spot
toss off
toss out
winging it

Synonyms
adj extemporaneous

ad hoc
ad-lib
automatic
casual
expedient
extempore
fake
free
immediate

impromptu
improvised
informal
made-up
makeshift
offhand
snap
spontaneous
unplanned

unpremeditated
unprepared
unrehearsed
unstudied
autoschediastic
by ear
extemporary
improv
improvisatory

improviso
jamming
on impulse
on-the-spot
toss off
toss out
winging it

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