minefield

noun

mine·​field ˈmīn-ˌfēld 

1

: an area (as of water or land) set with mines

2

: something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution

a political minefield

Examples of minefield in a Sentence

This issue is a political minefield.

Recent Examples on the Web

Somewhere in the middle sits a minefield of stakeholders. —Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

The shark has decided to stick around, making the few feet that separates Nancy from dry land as treacherous as a minefield. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025

One of the more inventive set pieces involves Elio and an alien companion navigating a minefield of orbital debris, a sequence inspired by a real-time website that maps space junk around Earth. —Scott Snowden, Space.com, 18 June 2025

Our business, civic, educational, faith, media and political leaders have learned how to navigate these linguistic minefields. —Jay Tcath, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for minefield

• battlefield
• unconcealed
• unrepealed
• unrevealed
• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed