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

To reach it, Trump would have to find a path through a political minefield of competing Israeli and Palestinian interests and aspirations, reverse his own first-term policies, and risk alienating his domestic political base. —Peter L. Hahn / Made By History, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025

Many of those crucial minerals are under the frigid trenches and minefields in eastern Ukraine, however, and at risk of falling into the hands of Putin. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025

Dismissals are especially high in New York City, partly a result of busy prosecutors’ offices struggling to navigate the minefield. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025

Working for a narcissistic boss can feel like navigating a minefield. —Mark Murphy, Forbes, 23 Jan. 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